Mental training
Mental strength, motivation and will
In order to fly
the shell must be split
and the tender body
be bared.
In order to fly
one must climb
to the highest point
of the straw
even if it bends
and vertigo will come.
In order to fly
courage must be
somewhat stronger
than fear
and a favourable wind
must prevail.
Margareta Ekström:
Instruction for beetles
Self-awareness
calls for humility and courage but gives mental strength!
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It is as it is
since that’s what is was
so it gets as it gets
My interpretation of life
will affect my mental climate!
Believe in yourself!
Don’t compare yourself with others!
But –
I am not always a victim
for this world I see
The past
is gone
The present
also contains bright moments
The future
is not yet known
Active healthy people
remember their successes better than their failures,
believe that their ability is bigger than it really is,
see the future in a different way and expect a lower risc to suffer adversity and discomfort than others,
have positive expectations,
are able to control thoughts and emo-tions so that they can move on,
This requires sometimes a proper dose of ”unrealistic” outlook on life.
Ornstein - Sobel
Surely you also can fly?
Dragon: Handicraft by Anita Karlsson & Anna Daniels, Leksand
Survivors
often have a complex personality whose
main features are the union of opposites:
Both serious and playful
Both tough and soft
Both logical och intuitive
Both hardworking and comfortable
Both aggressive and shy
Both extrovert and introvert
BALANCE !
My outer frame
My inner identity
My inner identity
is that which is important for my innermost personality to stand up for.
My outer frame
are those thought concepts and ideologies which I choose to believe in and act on.
External strength
A diffuse inner identity requires a fixed external framwork to experience security.
If the external framwork is my security, opinions and actions outside my own framwork will be perceived as a threat which creates anxiety and fear. This often leads to confrontation with others.
Internal insecurity
Internal security
Internal strength
A solid inner identity allows openness to the outside.
A permeable frame provides greater opportunities for simultaneous experi-ence of openness and security with others. It becomes easier to accept other peoples views on life without suffering from anxiety and fear.
What you believe you are doing for the world is not as important as what you are doing to yourself.
What you give to yourself you will also give to others.
Mental balance
bestows inner strength and self-worth.
It breeds self-respekt and integrity in dealing with others and increases the possibility of moving forward.
