Adaptive Strategies

Helpers, clients, and friends we all need to learn new behaviors and skills. I have found that it is crucial to elicit our strengths, minor triumphs, and adaptive strategies no matter how small! We all need to recognize what is working for us. We do this when self is able to change our way of thinking. Self can utilize adaptive strategies which work for self. Self will need to understand that hard work, being accountable for self's decisions, and owning up to self's flaws are adaptive strategies that empower you! Sometimes we get caught up in the magical thinking and let our thoughts become unrealistic while trying to do something that is unhealthy, destructive, and get out of our health. Adaptive Strategies help us stay in the moment, by understanding our experiences. Many people undervalue their former experiences because of past mistakes, and failures that continue to haunt their thinking. Let go of those thoughts, adaptive strategies help us relinquish struggles over things we cannot change, and focus effort on which we can do something about. Self can glean new skills and new behaviors from poor, past decisions. Be adaptive in your understanding of your past! Create new adaptive strategies that will allow you to grow as a person, enhance your skills, and give self credit! Stay in your health, stay in the moment.