Safety Plan 101
"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; They're supposed to help you discover who you are."
- Bernice Johnson Reagon
I heard it once said that, "in life there are no guarantees" and "there is safety in numbers." No matter how true these statements may be, most of us depend on others for protection yet it's "others" as well as "ourselves" that we need protection from.
We, as individuals tend to be our worst enemies. We find ourselves subjected, at times, to having our safety net disturbed or destroyed where fear, anger, confusion, victimization, abuse, and/or loss of control are reveling in an uncomfortable zone that resides below the radar for others to see but above the divider internally causing grief and pain asking questions beyond the identity of "why?"
Where our "net" is ripped tends to be the same core from where strength within is built and it is there where solace and forgiveness of others as well as oneself is found.
Allow yourself to confront your fear whether it's a person, place or thing to regain your sense of control and rebuild your security blanket and personal identity. Be more consciously aware and observe your surroundings and personal inconsistencies. Find strength in past accomplishments, peace in remembering those you've helped and purpose in what gift(s) you personally bring to the world around you.
If you're stumbling and unable to see beyond your situation, take a moment and make a list or ask others you "trust" to assist you. Make your own safety plan and take control - guide your own insecurities before they guide and control you.
- Bernice Johnson Reagon
I heard it once said that, "in life there are no guarantees" and "there is safety in numbers." No matter how true these statements may be, most of us depend on others for protection yet it's "others" as well as "ourselves" that we need protection from.
We, as individuals tend to be our worst enemies. We find ourselves subjected, at times, to having our safety net disturbed or destroyed where fear, anger, confusion, victimization, abuse, and/or loss of control are reveling in an uncomfortable zone that resides below the radar for others to see but above the divider internally causing grief and pain asking questions beyond the identity of "why?"
Where our "net" is ripped tends to be the same core from where strength within is built and it is there where solace and forgiveness of others as well as oneself is found.
Allow yourself to confront your fear whether it's a person, place or thing to regain your sense of control and rebuild your security blanket and personal identity. Be more consciously aware and observe your surroundings and personal inconsistencies. Find strength in past accomplishments, peace in remembering those you've helped and purpose in what gift(s) you personally bring to the world around you.
If you're stumbling and unable to see beyond your situation, take a moment and make a list or ask others you "trust" to assist you. Make your own safety plan and take control - guide your own insecurities before they guide and control you.
Posted by De Vida Bell at 8/19/2009 8:38 AM 
Categories: Emotional Well-Being
Tags: self-help healing emotional well-being
Categories: Emotional Well-Being
Tags: self-help healing emotional well-being
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