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You’re A Resilience Superhero

Mental resilience is our Superpower right now. In this moment, we are being challenged to access our inner fortitude. Social Distancing has made us become instant remote workers and homeschool teachers while we also navigate the external world over which we have no control. It is clear that our resilience is the pathway to getting through all this. Physical distancing is an official requirement, but social closening is not - though I think it should be, since connecting to ourselves and our loved ones is more important than ever. We will share tools with you and you can pass it on to each other, your children and so on. 
This is what you can do at this time: 
Pay attention to what is happening to you right now. Not what you wish it to be or what it was. This kind of self-discipline isn’t voluntary anymore. Sometimes outside forces push us into this present moment. Let’s embrace it, go within and be present with what is. Let’s double down on these three aspects: 
Identify and Use Your Favorite Resiliency Tools. All students from K-8 have been taught 6 resilience skills to help them stay in their OK Zone. Ask your children to teach you what tools they use to stay in their zone when they are bumped out.  Click here to see home applications of the resiliency skills. We will be generating photos and lists of tools students use to self-regulate, occupy their time, learn, create and get to know themselves and their families in a whole new way.
Be Religious About Doing Your Self-Care “Top Three.” Attune into your immune system by doing your self-care top three. Identify three practices that are your foundation for staying well-sourced during this time. For me right now, the core three are exercise, meditation, and connecting with others (via video) each day. Identify and do your self-care top three, schedule them in your calendar each day, and shift what they are when needed. Schedule a daily check-in with a good friend and do a short mindfulness activity together or share what you’ve done to care for yourself.
Practice Spiritual and Emotional Hygiene. Instead of refusing to adjust, commit to leaving this experience differently than you entered it. We have a divine opportunity to elevate this experience for ourselves and our family. This is resilience in its purest form. It is a forced laboratory of growth and change for you and your children. I challenge you to come out with some transformation - parentally, relationally, spiritually, emotionally, physically and so many more. It will help us realize we are interconnected and interdependent. I believe that meditation or prayer can no longer be just an idea. It is a salve for your nervous system and a powerful cure for your anxiety. If this practice is new to you, download an app and try it with your children (on our SEL site we have a few we use with your children and like). 

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