{"id":5240,"date":"2020-05-21T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T18:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talogy.com\/?p=5240"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:16:22","slug":"thriving-through-adversity-part-4-learning-from-adversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en\/blog\/thriving-through-adversity-part-4-learning-from-adversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Thriving through adversity, part 4: learning from adversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this series of four blogs, I have outlined the four stages of how we respond, adapt, and recover from adversity. The fourth and final stage in the process is called Thrive \u2013 how we learn, grow, and become more resilient following adversity. This stage is associated with feelings like hope, optimism, and self-belief. These feelings lead to behaviors that help us reflect on our experiences, think about the future, and become stronger as a result. It is important to remember that the Thrive process is cyclical; it is only by learning from the past that we become more resilient in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Overcoming adversity often helps us\u00a0appreciate what we may take for granted\u00a0\u2013 our\u00a0health, family, friendships,\u00a0employment, and being part of a society where\u00a0our\u00a0primary\u00a0physical\u00a0needs of food, shelter, water, and\u00a0healthcare\u00a0are\u00a0largely\u00a0met. For many people, the pandemic has\u00a0threatened\u00a0many of\u00a0our\u00a0basic\u00a0human needs.\u00a0Just as a plant has the need for sunlight, water,\u00a0and nutrition, so too\u00a0people have emotional needs. Social isolation, ill health, financial hardship,\u00a0job insecurity,\u00a0and\u00a0concern for family members\u00a0all highlight feelings of vulnerability.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pandemic has brought\u00a0to light how vulnerable we are as\u00a0a\u00a0generation.\u00a0Something,\u00a0up to now,\u00a0in wealthier countries\u00a0at least,\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0largely\u00a0been\u00a0protected from.\u00a0Consumerism, materialism, and western values\u00a0can be\u00a0a\u00a0distraction from the reality of our precarious position on the planet.\u00a0Global\u00a0catastrophes\u00a0are rare, but they\u00a0can\u00a0galvanize\u00a0a\u00a0change in society and collective thinking. Given the global concern for the climate, this is perhaps a\u00a0time\u00a0to reflect\u00a0on how we perceive ourselves\u00a0and\u00a0our future on\u00a0the planet\u00a0we inhabit.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individually,\u00a0it is\u00a0an\u00a0opportunity to reflect and learn from our\u00a0personal\u00a0experience. Humans are\u00a0very\u00a0good at adapting to crisis, but we are also\u00a0very\u00a0good at\u00a0moving on from unpleasant\u00a0realities. It was only a few weeks ago that we were all consumed with other dramatic events such as flooding\u00a0in\u00a0the UK, fires\u00a0across\u00a0Australia,\u00a0trade wars between the US and China,\u00a0tension\u00a0in\u00a0Iran\u00a0and North Korea, migration across Europe, and dare I mention Brexit!\u00a0However, unless these events affected us personally,\u00a0it is unlikely\u00a0many of us\u00a0took the time to reflect upon them.\u00a0The real challenge in learning from adversity is how to slow down and\u00a0reflect before\u00a0our attention is drawn to the next newsworthy drama.\u00a0Below are a few suggestions:\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n