OPENING PRAYER

PRAYER OF ST. AUGUSTINE

(ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO, CONFESSIONS, BOOK 10, CHAPTER 1-11)

Lord Jesus, let me know myself and

know You,
And desire nothing save only You.
Let me hate myself and love You.
Let me do everything for the sake of You.
Let me humble myself and exalt You.
Let me think of nothing except You.
 PRAYER OF ST. AUGUSTINE
(ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO, CONFESSIONS, BOOK 10, CHAPTER 1-11)

Let me die to myself and live in You.

Let me accept whatever happens as
from You.
Let me banish self and follow You,
And ever desire to follow You.
Let me fly from myself and take refuge
in You,
 PRAYER OF ST. AUGUSTINE
(ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO, CONFESSIONS, BOOK 10, CHAPTER 1-11)

That I may deserve to be defended by

You.
Let me fear for myself, let me fear
You,
And let me be among those who are
chosen by You.
Let me distrust myself and put my
trust in You.
 PRAYER OF ST. AUGUSTINE
(ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO, CONFESSIONS, BOOK 10, CHAPTER 1-11)

Let me be willing to obey for the sake of

You.
Let me cling to nothing save only to You,
And let me be poor because of You.
Look upon me, that I may love You.
Call me that I may see You,
And for ever enjoy You.
Amen.
 BUILDING
MENTAL
RESILIENCE
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INTERPRETATION
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A developing level or An established level A strong level of An exceptional level
resilience. Your score of resilience. Your resilience. Your above of resilience. Your
indicates that, score indicates that average score score indicates that
although you may not you may occasionally indicates that you are you are very resilient
always feel at the have tough days when pretty good at rolling most of the time and
mercy of events, you you can’t quite make with the punches and rarely fail to bounce
would in fact benefit things go your way, you have an back – whatever life
significantly from but you rarely feel impressive track throws at you. You
developing aspects of ready to give up. record of turning believe in making
your behavior. setbacks into your own luck.
opportunities.
 SUPPORT STRATEGIES
THINGS THAT KEEP YOU UPRIGHT THAT KEEP YOU MOVING
Example: Example:
Called my friend Jack Walk with my dog
Called my Mum Meditation
Did some gardening
FILL OUT YOUR
RESILIENCE
PLAN

SAGACITY SOLUTION SEEKING

THAT GIVES YOU COMFORT AND BEHAVIORS YOU CAN SHOW
HOPE Example:
Example: Asked for feedback from friends
“This too shall pass” – sticky notes in the Sought professional help/counseling
room.
Remembered that growth start from
mistakes.
RESILIENC
E
 FROM KEITH ANDERSON’S POST:
“NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN
YOUR LIFE, YOU CAN START OVER
AGAIN.”
 WHEN
WHEN FACED
FACED
WITH
WITH A
A
CHALLENGE,
CHALLENGE, THE
THE
ROOT’S
ROOT’S RESPONSE
RESPONSE
IS
IS TO
TO FIND
FIND A
A WAY
WAY
 RESILIENCE IS THE
ABILITY TO WITHSTAND,
ADAPT AND GROW IN
THE FACE OF ADVERSITY,
TRAUMA, TRAGEDY AND
STRESS SUCH AS
DEPRESSION, FAMILY
AND RELATIONSHIP
PROBLEMS, BULLYING,
DEATH OF A LOVED ONE.
 Resilience is not about being superhuman!

understanding why we feel the

Instead, it's about

way we do, and developing strategies to help us deal

with situations more effectively.
 KEYS TO
RESILIENCY
 1. CHOICE
• Choosing to thrive in
difficult, intolerable situations
creates freedom and power.
• Choosing to hold on to
images of love and joy gives
hope.

“the last of human freedoms is

to choose one’s attitude in a
given set of circumstances.”

Psychologist Victor Frankl , in his book:

Man’s Search For Meaning
 2. OPTIMISM

Having hope for the future

Willingness to let others hold
that hope for them
Understand that one can
create a happy attitude by
looking for the good and
creating positive outcomes—
saying a kind word or noticing
a kind deed
3. COURAGE

oActing even
when one is
afraid or
unhappy.
oOften
overcoming
fears to work for
 4. REALISTIC
GOALS
• facing goals realistically
• choosing options that coincide with self-
knowing of strengths and weaknesses.
 5. HUMOR
• see humor in oneself and
sometimes in difficult
situations surrounding
the person.
• one’s ability to laugh
during challenging times
can help lighten one’s
feelings.
 6. SELF-
CONFIDENCE
• willingness to
experiment with
new ideas
• allow new
experiences into
one’s life that breed
self-confidence.
 7.
APPRECIATION
OF SELF
• draw from good self-
concept to create
change in your life.
• learn from one’s
mistakes to develop
new coping
strategies.
8. ACCEPTANCE AND
COMFORT
• recognize one’s
strengths and
talents as well as
vulnerabilities.
• feel comfortable
with self and
peers.
• feel comfortable
to ask adults for
 9. PROCESSING LIFE
THROUGH
PRODUCTIVE ACTION

• resilient individual
learns from processing
past experiences and
building on them.
• A person takes
productive action to
realize his goals .
• A person is self-assured
in creating ways to work
10. CREATIVITY

is a self-esteem is a healing outlet for

booster troubling areas and a
encourages to means of self-
explore parts of expression that is as
oneself in an unique as each
appealing ways. individuals.
 11. SHARE

select one individual from the

bible or from history.
identify the difficult situation
the person has gone through.
identify the strengths and ways
that kept this person going
during very hard times.
12. PRAY
PRAYER OF ST. AUGUSTINE

LET ME FLY FROM

MYSELF AND TAKE
REFUGE IN YOU,
THAT I MAY DESERVE
TO BE DEFENDED BY
YOU.
 CLOSE YOUR EYES FOR
THREE (3) MINUTES.

RECALL YOUR FEARS OR

PROBLEMS THAT
BOTHER/DISTURB YOU
RECENTLY. AT THE SAME
TIME RECALL YOUR
TALENTS OR STRENGTHS OR
POTENTIALS OR GREATEST
ACHIEVEMENT IN LIFE.
 JOT DOWN YOUR:

FEARS/PROBLEMS SIDE BY SIDE

WITH YOUR
POTENTIAL/STRENGTH/
ACHIEVEMENT IN LIFE.
 WRAP - UP
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus gets credit for
saying, “The only constant in life is change.”
Get used to it. Sometimes a goal needs to be
abandoned because it is no longer attainable.
The inability to accept things that one cannot
change is like continuing to spin a chainless
wheel.
• “It is not the strongest or the most
intelligent who will survive but those
who can best manage change.”
― Leon C. Megginson
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