rudimentary baseline of a healthy mindset and existing inner abstract strength.
Spending time educating ourselves in the best way possible given our line of work, exposure to dangerous situa‐ tions, and overall state of the world and our community is crucial to provid‐ ing an accurate, well‐equipped mindset for every day and not so every day occurrences. Having a positive, yet real‐ istic, happy attitude for life, truly pro‐ motes quicker recovery times and bet‐ ter life perspectives. Learning what makes us happy, and participating in such happy developing activities changes the way our minds work and react.
Taking advantage of our social net‐ work in regular daily activities usually presents an active, vast, caring support system when recovering from a cata‐ strophic event. This means taking the time to spend with family and friends and creating trusting, open relation‐
ships throughout our lives.
Finally, we can bridge the education and social network together with exploring our own inner dialog of what we accept or do not accept spiritually. Whether we belong to a church or meditation circle; whether we read spiritually uplifting subjects or go canoeing on a lake – knowing what rejuvenates and nourishes our spirits can be vital facets to draw upon during incredibly challenging times. Recovering from a catastrophe is tak‐ ing one step at a time and allowing oth‐ ers to do the same. There is no rushing the process or judging it – it simply is what it is each day. Through continually nourishing ourselves before such an event occurs, in the way of knowledge, relationships, and self‐improvement, we can carry with us a toolkit to draw upon when needed. Simply better knowing ourselves – inside and out – creates bal‐ ance and allows each of us to be men‐ tally and spiritually sound. EMS
Authors
Pamela Aloia is an instructor and practitioner of alternate methods of self- healing, including meditation and Reiki. She conducts regular workshops to assist in changing individual lives through topics such as leadership and energy awareness. Pamela currently works in the hospice and bereavement fields, and has authored the book, 52 Pick Me Up and has co-authored Rescuer Mindset. For more information visit
www.solangel.com.
Michael Aloia is a martial arts instructor and personal trainer with schools in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Michael conducts workshops on leadership and personal protection. He is the author of several books including How Aikido Can Change the World, Essential Basics of Self Defense, Converging of Energies and co¬author of Rescuer Mindset. For more information visit
www.rescuermindset.com.
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