21 Ways to Boost Your Resiliency During the Covid Crisis

Carefully decide what you can control and what you cannot. Focus your energies on what you can control.
Keep your perspective that you are working toward an important goal which is to keep yourself and your family healthy and free from the Covid virus.
Stay flexible: find ways to be creative and look for ways to improvise.
Seek social support. Spending time with friends and family can be one of the best ways to reduce stress. Even if it’s through Zoom, FaceTime, or the old-fashioned telephone, staying connected is crucial to your health.
Find ways to keep yourself inspired through reading, podcasts, praying: doing whatever it takes to find positive inspiration.
Be grateful for what you have, rather than envying others.
No matter how bleak the situation, keep perspective.
Find time to take care of yourself. Get enough sleep, get outside to enjoy nature, try meditation or prayer, or exercise.
Remember and call upon your personal stories of overcoming adversity in the past.
Be realistically optimistic.
Know your strengths and build on them. Recognize and acknowledge your weaknesses.
Every day record the letters TGCOM which means “taking good care of myself.” In a journal, record every day what you do to take good care of yourself.
Even though you can’t control the virus, think about what you can do to make a difference every day.
Even though you may be bored or you may be overwhelmed, ask yourself minute by minute “what is the best use of my time right now?”
Knowing that your physical and mental energy have been depleted during the crisis means that it’s okay to lower your expectations of yourself.
The crisis has been hardest on single parents and healthcare providers. To boost your own resilience quotient, take an active stance in doing something for those who are most stressed during this time.
Use the knowledge that life is fleeting to appreciate life more.
As a strategy for resilience, try to forge meaning out of what has happened
Know your limits and respect them. Don’t let other people push you past your limits.
Find a creative outlet to tell your story and to keep yourself from bursting due to excessive buildup of truth.
Make a gift basket for yourself.