A Mindfulness Exercise For Strength During Difficult Times

This meditation focuses on cultivating mindfulness, enabling us to connect with our present-moment experiences without judgment. This meditation fosters a sense of stability, self-compassion, and emotional balance. Through regular practice, we can develop the mindset needed to navigate trying times with grace, strength, and a renewed sense of hope.

Transcript

Welcome,

This is a mindfulness exercise to give you strength during difficult times.

So start by sitting or lying in a comfortable position.

Close your eyes and then take the time to breathe.

Remember to take slow,

Deep,

Soothing breaths.

And as you continue to breathe,

Think back to a previous time in your life that was hard.

One that in the moment in question,

You doubted whether you would ever be able to survive it.

As you continue to take slow,

Deep,

Soothing breaths,

Take a moment to then acknowledge that you did indeed make it through that challenging time.

Take a moment to acknowledge how strong this made you and how it proves that you are resilient and capable in the face of adversity.

Then remind yourself that you are still that same strong,

Capable person and that just how you were able to get through that previous difficult time when you didn't think you could,

You will be able to get through whatever difficulties you are facing now as well.

And a helpful way of reminding yourself of this is to repeat the following positive affirmation to yourself like a mantra.

And the affirmation goes,

I was strong enough to get through that and therefore I can get through this too.

And then when you feel ready,

Release this memory from your focus and choose another challenging time from your life to bring awareness to.

Repeat the same process for that incident as well.

And continue doing so for as many past challenges as you'd like.

And if you do this simple exercise when you are going through a difficult time,

Then it can really help to give you strength.

Namaste.

Reviews

Thank you i realise now i can get thru difficult times like i have before thsnk you for the mantra

This was brilliant. Exactly what I needed and will take this practice again and again!

Leslie ,that was really grand. It is one of the time-tested fallback tools I use to pry me out of tough, tight, hard situations
I have a mantra that is simple: I have lived through every single one of my hardest days.
I often go back mentally to each ‘HARD’ event and dissect it to remember how I got through, using it almost as a refresher course with step-by-step lessons to success.
Thank you dear one for this reminder.

Thank you for the very insightful words. I will listen to this often🙏🙏🙏

A very good practice of remembering challneging times I’ve endured in the past and and a reminder I am strong enough to get through others. Thank you for this. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼