Something a
few people talk about is how crisis change people, for better and for worse.
Maybe a new temperament emerges or an incredible ability of dealing with tough
situations that turn a common person into a hero.
That’s also
part of taking care of the self: to prevent the self to be contaminated or suffer of a post-traumatic
stress so serious after a crisis that they may become almost unrecognizable.
Self-care
in this case starts with knowing exactly the answer for this interesting
riddle: Who am I? The idea behind is if
you don’t really know yourself, it is easy to get lost in the hurricane of
situations and adapt in a negative way like the frog…
Many years ago, I used
to stay during holidays on the beach along with my late grandmother.
Once, she was cooking
something and so let a bit pot of water in the stove while we went out to do an
errand.
When we came back, the
water was boiling. We could see the smoke, but she has left the pot open and
there was a surprise…
A frog was inside it!
Legend says
a frog would jump into boiling water and because its physiology, it would adapt
to the temperature; unknowingly it would start to cook and when it realizes the
danger, it would be too late…
Maybe that
is the case when a crisis happens, because we adapt, which is good, but it is
possible we start to lose some of our principles, most precious values,
awareness and attitude. We start to change as people
By
reflecting on the self and its depth, the individual learns more about him or
herself and is able to keep their values, principles, awareness, attitude and
all that is important and precious, no matter the crisis that is taking place.
In fact,
this will help to overcome the obstacles and advance onto another level, taking
care of the self all the way.
This is part of a series of posts on self-care.
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