Guidepost 3

Question 1

What are the 5 most common factors if resilient people?

Answer 1

1. They are resourceful and have good problem-solving skills
2. They are more likely to seek help.
3. They hold the belief that they can do something that will help them to manage their feelings and to cope.
4. They have social support available to them
5. They are connected with others, such as family or friends.

Question 2

Spirituality

Answer 2

Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us, and that our connection to that power and to another is grounded in love and compassion. Practicing spirituality brings a sense of perspective, meaning , and purpose to our lives.

Question 3

What are the three patterns as being essential to resilience

Answer 3

1. Cultivating hope
2. Practicing critical awareness
3. Letting go of numbing and taking the edge off vulnerability, discomfort, and pain

Question 4

Hope happens when… (3 things)

Answer 4

• we have the ability to set realistic goals (I know where I want to go)
• we are able to figure out how to achieve those goals (I know how to get there, I’m persistent, and I can tolerate disappointment and try again )
• we believe in ourselves ( I can do this!)

Question 5

Power

Answer 5

The ability to effect change

Question 6

What is the vowel check?

Answer 6

A- have I been Absitent today. (However you define that. I find it a little more challenging when it comes to things like food, work, and the computer )

E- have I excerdised today?

I - what have I don’t for myself today

O - what have I done for others today

U- and I holding on to any unexpressed emotions today?

Y- yeah! What is something good that’s happened today?