This is Mental Fitness Fridays. 

When times are tough, it’s difficult to stayed focussed. We feel pulled toward the negative. Our brains are biased towards the negative because it helped our ancestors survive. 

Instead of stepping back and calming ourselves, we get pulled into the worst-cased-scenario. 

Crisis mode. 

We plan for things that likely won't happen. It feels safer to prepare for the worst. 

Sometimes it's at the expense of planning for something we could have seen coming if we slowed down.

It's normal to be fearful of pain - physical, emotional, or feeling uncomfortable. 

Facts - it's part of life. 

So, what is your relationship with adversity, pain, stress, discomfort? If it's distant, or hostile dependent, your power to influence it is limited. 

Who has the most power to influence you? Those who know you, your tendencies and who are close. 

The better you know your relationship with these difficult things the more likely you are to have the power to influence it. Remember, sometimes even when we have the power to influence our response, it still may not change the fact that the situation just sucks.

Sometimes it's hard accept that reality. 

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