3 ways to deal with hardships

Hey y'all!

Have you ever had someone or something knock you down? Have you ever had your expectations lowered by an unexpected obstacle? Life can sometimes hit you with surprise problems and let downs, until it eats away at your self confidence and discourages your dreams. Here are 3 tips I have learned to deal with the hardships of life:

Find the message in the madness: Every season in life leaves a residue in your character. In order to mold you in a positive and healthy way, you must try to look objectively at your circumstance and ask yourself the question: What has this experience taught me? How can I use what I have learned going forward? Doing this, will break down the immensity of your stressor and help you cope with whatever you are going through (hopefully). In addition, it will help you avoid similar problems in the future because you will have learned how to deal with and hopefully avoid those same problems.

Find and lean on support: No matter what you may think, everyone needs someone and usually more than one person to talk to and support them through their difficult times. Having that support could mean the difference between recovery and surrender. This is so important. If you are reading this and can not think of a single person you can talk to than please talk to me. Send me a message and I will do my best to be supportive and help you in whatever way I can. Having support can help put things in perspective and shrink the problem down to something manageable.

Live in the moment: There are times and situations that benefit from planning ahead but when you are going through a hard time, sometimes thinking of the arduousness of the task ahead can feel daunting. In these cases, I suggest living moment to moment. You will find that pretty soon the obstacle is behind you and the next season has begun.

Just remember that nothing is forever and things are constantly changing. The Goliath like problem that you are experiencing today will be a distant memory tomorrow. Take courage and if you are going through hell, keep going, don't let your struggles be in vain. Continue on and see how the experience transforms you in a positive way and helps you build yourself up. Find mentors that can help guide and support you and most of all: Don't lose sight of who you are. The devil is in the delusion meaning sometimes you get side tracked and forget or forgo your principles. Don't let that happen. If anything, let this situation strengthen the morals you live by and make you a more secure and confident individual.

Well that's all for now friends!

Lots of love

Maureen