When emergency strikes, preppers can effectively manage their way to mindful happiness thanks to building mental preparedness such as resilience and positive thinking.
The Importance of Happiness Thinking
Just as you prep for essentials and gain physical skills while prepping, practicing happiness thinking and other mental skills can also be a critical step for preppers. You see, when disaster strikes, all the tools and food in your prepper arsenal will be no use if you don’t have the right mindset to face challenges with a sense of optimism and happiness.
So, when prepping for disasters, devote time to learning how to practice building mental skills like happiness thinking so you can face challenges with resilience and promote confidence in every situation, even life or death scenarios.
What is “Happiness” as a Survival Mechanism?
Happiness when faced with a fight for survival sounds impossible. However, choosing the happiness approach during an emergency is more like mindful happiness. We must strive to create a sense of contentment and satisfaction deep within your gut.
Mind-controlled happiness is something every prepper can practice. Should a disaster scenario happen, the mind can reframe from doom, gloom, doubt and lack of confidence to resilience and hope.
It’s Crucial to Control Thoughts and Emotions During a Crisis
One of the most important aspects of managing happiness begins with the simplest concept. You must first learn to control your thoughts and emotions in all situations. Your thoughts can become your reality, both negative and positive. You must quickly assess the current situation and be realistic in your prepper approach and plan. When emergency strikes, obsessing about a worst-case scenario is not effective or productive. Practicing a realistic viewpoint will help you make rational decisions crucial to your safety and well-being.
Acceptance and Adaption Through Happiness
Practicing happiness while prepping can help you gain effective “adapting” skills to use when faced with unexpected circumstances. You see, accepting a situation that can’t be changed, rather than focusing on the negative, can help promote more contentment.
Adapting to unexpected circumstances during a crisis can be a lifesaving mental strategy. Preppers know the importance of flexibility to modify their prepper plans based on danger or circumstances.
Utilize Happiness and Gratitude for Mental Resilience
The goal thinking positively even when the situation is disastrous sounds like an impossible task. However, learning techniques to cultivate happiness (even during tough times) can serve as a survival tool. When faced with adversity, your mind can use happiness to protect your psychological well-being and enhance your inner resilience.
You’ve heard the expression “count your blessings.” Being grateful for what you have can go a long way during a crisis situation. And while it’s hard being grateful during an emergency, that ability can help save your life.
Preppers can practice gratitude to promote happiness and optimistic thoughts even in dire circumstances. When counting your blessings, you also promote resiliency while nurturing a positive outlook. Learning to be grateful for what you have and practicing daily gratitude should be part of every prepper’s plan.
To get started, write down all the things that you’re grateful for. This helps to refocus your mind from negativity to positivity. Being able to count your blessings and be grateful helps you choose happiness instead of simply feeling happy when things go your way.
Building Up Resilience For a Survival Scenario
Seasoned preppers know that building up resilience takes practice. Resilience is the toughness one exhibits to recover quickly from difficulties. You can’t expect to manage happiness during a crisis without the ability to be resilient. Also, part of being resilient is having the ability to adapt. When a person can accept new information and flexibly change tactics, that person is more likely to successfully navigate the emergency.
Techniques like visualization are a way to mentally practice what emergency scenarios you may face along with the potential roadblocks that could occur. Seeing your way out of situations in your mind can help you develop resilience, positive mindsets, and the confidence to tackle real-life survival scenarios. Psychological resilience is a crucial component of long term preparedness for preppers and can help stress management and strengthen mental fortitude.
Managing Happiness: Resilience vs. Positive Thinking
Resilience, gratefulness, and optimism can help us achieve mindful happiness. Positive thinking helps shape how you perceive a situation. Even in the most serious situation, positivity can promote confidence that boosts effectiveness. Optimism helps to reduce stress and enhance decision making ability.
Resilience, when combined with positive thinking, will allow you to remain calm in the face of disaster, while dealing with unpredictable situations.
Be Deliberate On Where You Put Your Focus
Race car drivers are taught to keep their eyes focused on where they want to go. If a race car driver finds himself skidding out of control toward a brick wall, they are taught NOT to look at the wall. So, during difficult times, focus on what’s important to you … the love you have for your family … the hope you have for a better tomorrow … and your faith that in time things will be easier and look brighter. The way to eliminate darkness is to light a candle. Even a small light can dispel a lot of darkness.
Fill your mind with what brings you light. Play music that inspires and motivates you. Read something that will strengthen you. Play a board game with family members and friends. You want to find ways to fill your thoughts with positive messages and a more hopeful mindset.
This will, of course, help you feel better when times are tough. But it will also help you and those around you feel more empowered, productive, effective, and motivated.
Yes, We Can Manage Our Happiness – Even During A Crisis
Preppers know the importance of being proactive to gain skills and build a stock pile of prepper essentials.
Why shouldn’t preppers be proactive about their happiness. Yes, preppers deserve to feel good and be happy. But there’s a practical side to happiness, too. Knowing how to cultivate a happy mindset by being grateful, focusing on the positive outcome, and intentionally bring light into every situation can significantly enhance one’s ability to cope during a crisis.
Preppers know the importance of being ready for anything. A strong, healthy mind is critical for navigating any challenge that may arise in a crisis. Being able to cultivate mindful happiness will help create a resilient emotional center that can help make the good times great and the bad times better.
