Imagine. Explore. Create.

Resilience isn't a passive bounce-back. It is the result of how you take what you've got to work with, no matter how insignificant it might seem, and make something of it.

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Resilience: Imagine

Do you ever take the time to evaluate where you are today? I don’t mean your physical location. I mean all the other dimensions about yourself: emotionally, spiritually, relationally… How is the chaos of your day making you unable to hope or dream?

Imagine simplifying. Pare away the distractions to see some simple steps toward becoming the person you are created and called to be, no matter what your circumstances are.

Resilience: Explore

What are your strengths? Your hopes for the future? What can you do differently today to make it possible for tomorrow to be different? Where and why are you stuck? Have you ever taken the time to explore what makes you tick? Maybe your giftedness is not clear, or your passions are hidden under the mess of what needs to be done today. Maybe you have no idea what your purpose in life is… or should be. Exploring always turns up new insights, things not yet discovered. It requires a closer look at the details, mapping out the terrain, finding ways to overcome the obstacles. Exploring consequently deepens us, especially when the journey is tough. It also opens up possibilities and potential you might not have realized before, which positions you to live life with more purpose and greater integrity.

Resilience: Create

Learn to be intentional by addressing what is important rather than just the immediate. Make space to think, to breathe a moment, to gather your sense of direction. Consequently, you will find your balance and your footing. Whether we consider ourselves artistic or not, there is something deep within the human soul that loves creativity. Beauty, harmony, and the extraordinary moves us deeply. And in our own way, we can begin to morph the ordinary humdrum of life into an art form of grace, beauty, and purpose.

Create a new normal that flows with grace and truth, authenticity and integrity, purpose and direction. Create positive boundaries to keep that new normal strong and intact. Add depth and motion to the relationships around you.

As a result, you will be changing even if your circumstances don’t.

Resilience isn’t a passive bounce-back. It is the result of how you take what you’ve got to work with, no matter how insignificant it might seem, and make something of it.

Next Steps

Are you ready to think outside the box you’ve been in? If you have a desire rising in you to redefine your approach to life, we would love to explore it with you! Schedule a session with one of our expert coaches to get started.

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Sharmen Kimbrough

Sharmen Elaine Kimbrough is an identity strategist and the founder of LiveFound, Inc. She holds a Master's degree in professional counseling and spent more than ten years working alongside Dr. David Hawkins at the Marriage Recovery Center, where she developed and led the women's programs. She helps women recognize emotional abuse, coercive control and spiritual bypassing — and recover a self, and the agency to use it.

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