Finding ways to grow more into yourself every day is so challenging, sometimes it feels out of reach. We’re here to talk about the strength within you.
It is often hard to understand who you are as a person and appreciate the good things inside of you. We all have something inside us that keeps us going; it is instilled in us as children, but can always be reinforced as grown-ups.
Let’s look at what your inner strength looks like and how we can see it grow as you do.
What Is Inner Strength?
Inner strength is a combination of resilience, hardiness, a sense of purpose in life, and self-transcendence. It is often being able to stand firmly in who you are while being connected to the people around you that you love, to be creative and believe in your own possibilities, and to make your own decisions firmly rooted in your beliefs.
It is believing you can endure and taking the decision to steer your life into a meaningful trajectory of your own choosing. Inner strength is what guides all of us through strife, and your journey of developing its different concepts can be exhilarating.
Protecting yourself from adversity is a hard-earned capacity that can facilitate healing. But how can we develop this sense of awareness that helps us realize our growth potential?
These are some steps you can take:
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Think about what you want.
It’s sometimes hard to figure out what your purpose is, so start small. Try asking yourself where you want to be in the next year, and then figure out what needs to be done to get to your goals. Having a set meaning in life can relieve physical and emotional stress, and that fortifies your inner strength.
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Challenge yourself.
It’s important to get out of your own comfort zone. Think about your mental limitations, what are they? What’s stopping you, really? Try to think about the obstacles that are in your way?
Is your fear getting in the way of what you want to achieve? Ask yourself, is this obstacle worth not achieving goals that matter to me, or can I take a moment of faith and look at this as a challenge rather than a threat?
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Surround yourself with people who support your growth.
Having a sense of emotional connectedness to others around you has been proven to help in aiding the recovery process of adults with depression. A strong support system that supports you in your efforts to grow is essential in the process of improvement.
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Try to assess your progress in the most practical of ways.
You can track your progress in a daily journal by writing down what happened every day and making notes of where you used your inner strength against distress, and where you could have used this resource but couldn’t manage to. Now ask yourself why you couldn’t access it? What were the hurdles that stopped you? Do you see a pattern within these challenges?
Developing an acute sense of self-awareness is key here!
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Stand up to yourself
Be aware of your flaws and qualities to understand who you are, and if someone reaches past your boundaries try to exercise your inner strength while defending yourself. This is a good exercise to implement with those who have difficulty respecting your boundaries.
And Remember,
It takes a lot of emotional awareness and strength to arrive at the conclusion that you might not be doing well, but what you need most at times like these is an insight into who you are and how you function.
Reaching that level of awareness about what makes you tick is important for your wellbeing as a person, along with being aware of all the past progress you’ve made.
Practice self-awareness, self-compassion, and self-forgiveness. Embrace your qualities and connect to your purpose. At the same time, find a way to accept your shortcomings and work towards building them into strengths.
