Active awareness is the essence of resilience. Where we choose to invest our attention is what we have flagged as important. When something is important to us, it means we have assigned it with value, and we have given it meaning. This meaning defines the search parameters of the RAS, which in turn creates the lens of how we perceive the world around us. It determines what we pay attention to and how we either engage or disengage with the world.
Psychologists found that when people view themselves as depressed, they don't notice or pay attention to the moments when they are feeling good throughout a given day.
Additionally, when we view ourselves as depressed, the only memories that readily come to mind align with our current viewpoints. Our entire past becomes coloured by our present identity. What once may have been good experiences are filtered by your current narrative.
What happens when we encounter stress and struggle? Stress is the great litmus test of how we are using the skill of active awareness. Are we embracing the struggle, or are we disengaging with it? What is our narrative around the source of the stress? What are the labels we are sticking to the situation and ourselves?
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