“Every test in life makes us bitter or better, every problem can make us or break us. The choice is always ours whether we become victims or victorious.”
Unknown
Life is interesting in so many ways. One way is how we react to difficulties or problems. Some problems that I may handle well, others do not and vice versa. Different trials in life impact each of us in different ways. Those who are successful in life however find a way to make all problems work for them regardless of circumstances. Below are a few ideas on how to make this happen.
#1 Learn from them
Though problems are never fun, we can often learn from them and become better people because of them. In fact, I believe this the very reason why we have difficulties in life—to help us learn and grow. Those who are able to accept this fact and cope well with the knowledge that life is unpredictable and presents challenges to all of us, will be more likely and able to learn from their difficulties and problems. I honestly believe that each problem can make us better in some way if we look for it and work at it.
#2 Think Positive
Many people overcome problems because they are able to think positively. Getting down or feeling disappointment is natural and it happens to us all however staying down and allowing disappointment to control us or ruin us is a choice. Though problems are difficult, having a positive outlook on life and our ability to deal with hard things will help us tremendously in conquering life’s challenges.
#3 Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously
Tip number three could also be titled just laugh. Life is hard. It throws unexpected curveballs at us all the time. Thus learning to laugh and not take things too seriously can greatly reduce our stress and anxiety in life. Remember that much of what we stress about is self-inflicted. I realize that different things are important to different people but remembering what is truly most important will help us deal with challenges. Also, it is important to remember that things are just that, they are things and many can be replaced, fixed, cleaned, etc. So don’t stress out when you don’t need too.
#4 Look at Others
No matter how bad life gets, there is always someone else who has it worse. When you are feeling down or like all of life is against you, look up, and see what others are facing. If you don’t see anyone around you who has it worse than you, then go visit a hospital or children’s cancer center, or an addiction recovery center or a jail or any place you can think of where people may not have it as good as you. Many times our problems become minimal or melt away when comparing them to the difficulties others are facing.
#5 Be Grateful
We must learn to be grateful for what we do have and avoid dwelling on what we do not. There are often so many things for us to be thankful for even in the midst of our darkest hours. If we can find that silver lining no matter our circumstances, we will be much more likely to deal well with our issues.
#6 Help
Finally, there are always others who need our help. When we help others with their problems, ours often go away. I’m not sure how it works but I have learned that this is a magic formula in life in dealing with and overcoming our own difficulties. When we help others, life just gets better.
Those who overcome the unavoidable problems and trials in life are usually those who learn from them, think positive, don’t take things too seriously, look at others, are grateful and help others. By doing these things, no matter how hard life gets, will allow us come out victorious.
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