Recognize that fundamentally changing your way of thinking is the key to transforming your life and overall experience.
Recognize and access your inner resources and power, understanding that external circumstances or others cannot take away your spirit.
Focus on your reaction and response to events rather than the events themselves, as your actions determine your experience and outcome.
Practice forgiveness by letting go of the mental ‘concentration camp’ you’ve built, understanding that it’s a gift to yourself to release those you hate and liberate yourself from the past.
Recognize that any feeling of being imprisoned often originates in your own mind, and you possess the internal ‘key’ to unlock and free yourself.
Understand that life’s experience and your power originate from within, not from external factors, allowing you to decide your internal state regardless of circumstances.
Consciously decide to release hatred, recognizing that holding onto it harms oneself, to become a survivor rather than a victim of circumstances.
Instead of aiming to ‘overcome’ or forget difficult experiences, strive to ‘come to terms’ with them, acknowledging their impact without letting them define your present.
Do not minimize your suffering; instead, invite and fully feel triggered emotions as a natural part of life, but then consciously decide how long you will allow yourself to hold onto that feeling.
Embrace and invite difficult feelings, reframing ‘crises’ as ’transitions’ and ‘problems’ as ‘challenges,’ to adopt a more resilient and growth-oriented perspective.
Begin each day by looking in the mirror and affirming ‘I love me,’ recognizing that self-love is a fundamental form of self-care and not narcissism.
Actively anticipate and shape your day by consciously choosing your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, rather than letting them be dictated by external factors.
Before speaking, apply a filter: ask if your words are kind, important, and necessary; if they don’t meet these criteria, refrain from speaking.
Prioritize commitment and cooperation with others over competition or domination, recognizing that mutual support strengthens bonds and empowers everyone.
In times of scarcity or hardship, choose to share resources and cooperate with others, as mutual support can be crucial for survival and well-being.
Seek ways to leverage and appreciate individual differences to empower each other, fostering a collaborative environment rather than one of conflict.
Engage in compassionate listening, even with individuals holding extreme or hateful views, and consciously choose not to react impulsively to their provocations.
Adopt the perspective that even the most obnoxious or difficult individuals can serve as your best teachers, offering opportunities for self-reflection and growth.
Honestly examine your inner self to acknowledge the presence of both negative (e.g., ‘bigot,’ ‘Hitler’) and positive (e.g., ‘Mother Teresa,’ ‘kindness’) potentials within you.
Acknowledge and process difficult experiences (‘go through the valley of the shadow of death’), but consciously choose not to dwell or ‘camp there’ in your suffering.
Adopt a realist perspective that life is inherently difficult, and view suffering not as a weakness but as an opportunity to become stronger.
Approach overwhelming situations by focusing on surviving ‘one day at a time,’ creating a future-oriented goal or positive thought to sustain hope.
Comply with external demands when necessary for survival, but inwardly preserve your true spirit and identity, preventing external forces from ‘murdering’ it.
When confronted with hatred or hostility, consciously choose to transform that hatred into pity for the aggressor, recognizing their internal state.
In oppressive situations, reframe your perspective to see your oppressors as the true prisoners, thereby liberating your own spirit.
Safeguard the knowledge and thoughts you cultivate in your mind, as these are internal resources that no external force can seize.
When struggling, repeat the mantra ‘Yes, I am. Yes, I can. Yes, I will’ to inspire yourself, recognizing that current difficulties are temporary and you have a choice in your response.