Emotional Preparedness (December 2021)
December 5: Practice gratitude
This month, we will be focusing on developing emotional resilience.
Emotional resilience is the ability to:
Emotional resilience helps us to deal well with emergencies and recover from them more quickly.
We develop emotional resilience when we:
Action step: Keep a gratitude jar or gratitude journal (or even a digital gratitude journal).
To learn more, consider reading the church’s Emotional Self-Reliance manual or taking the class.
This month, we will be focusing on developing emotional resilience.
Emotional resilience is the ability to:
- Face challenges and deal with crises
- Ask for help
- Help yourself and others
- Use courage and faith in Jesus Christ to adapt to changing circumstances
Emotional resilience helps us to deal well with emergencies and recover from them more quickly.
We develop emotional resilience when we:
- Recognize that challenges help us to grow.
- React to challenges in responsible ways.
- Respond by expressing gratitude even in difficult situations.
Action step: Keep a gratitude jar or gratitude journal (or even a digital gratitude journal).
To learn more, consider reading the church’s Emotional Self-Reliance manual or taking the class.
December 12: Develop healthy thinking patterns
This week, we will focus on developing healthy thinking patterns.
This week, we will focus on developing healthy thinking patterns.
- Our thoughts influence our emotions.
- We can change how we feel by changing what we are thinking.
- We can also change how we feel by changing how we talk to ourselves about what we are experiencing.
- Remembering our divine identity can help us.
December 19: Practice self-care
This week’s focus is on practicing self-care. Good self-care habits include:
These Self-care Checklist & Wellness Printables will help you to track your progress in each area.
When we practice good self-care habits, we have the spiritual insight and the physical, mental, emotional energy needed to take care of others. How well are you managing your energy? Take this short quiz to find out: Are You Headed for an Energy Crisis?
If you didn’t score very well, this article from the Harvard Business Review has some FANTASTIC tips: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
Self-care is NOT self-indulgence! It requires balance and healthy boundaries: 7 Things That Are Good Examples of Self-Care, and 7 Things That Aren't
This week’s focus is on practicing self-care. Good self-care habits include:
- getting enough sleep
- drinking enough water
- eating nutritious foods
- getting adequate exercise
- making time to recharge through rest and recreation
These Self-care Checklist & Wellness Printables will help you to track your progress in each area.
When we practice good self-care habits, we have the spiritual insight and the physical, mental, emotional energy needed to take care of others. How well are you managing your energy? Take this short quiz to find out: Are You Headed for an Energy Crisis?
If you didn’t score very well, this article from the Harvard Business Review has some FANTASTIC tips: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
Self-care is NOT self-indulgence! It requires balance and healthy boundaries: 7 Things That Are Good Examples of Self-Care, and 7 Things That Aren't
December 26: Manage stress and anxiety
This week, we will explore ways to manage stress and anxiety.
Stress and anxiety are often unavoidable. We may not be able to avoid experiencing them, but we can choose how we respond.
Here are some strategies for managing stress and anxiety.
- Challenging perfectionism: Perfectionism: A Toxic Game of Spot the Difference (Ensign)
- Connecting with others: Cultivating Meaningful Connections (Ensign)
- Deep breathing: Mindfulness Breathe Boards (Pathway to Success)
- Mindfulness exercises: Calm App
- Music: The Church of Jesus Christ Music Stream
- Prayer: Prayer List (Friend) How Do I Recognize & Understand the Spirit? (Preach My Gospel) 5-finger Prayer (iMom)
- Service: The Savior’s Hands (LDSNest)
- Sleep: Sleep Tracker (from ChangetoChill)
- Spending time outdoors: Life Elevated (Visit Utah)
- Talking with a licensed therapist
- Visualization: Create the state You Want
To learn more, consider reading the church’s Emotional Self-Reliance manual or taking the class.