Tag: Glass Half Full

Seek Answers

Life is filled with unanswered questions, but it is the courage to seek those answers that continues to give meaning to life. You can spend your life wallowing in despair, wondering why you were the one who was led towards the road strewn with pain, or you can be grateful that you are strong enough to survive it.

― J.D. Stroube

      Life can be devastatingly painful at times. This is a simple fact we all have personally experienced. But the key is not to allow ourselves to wallow in our despair and misery when things go horribly wrong. You must find comfort and gratitude that you are strong enough to overcome your struggles. You must dig deep and find the courage to continue to seek those unanswered questions in life. Always fight to live and not simply exist.

Shifting Your Perceptions

“We are happy when people/things conform and unhappy when they don’t. People and events don’t disappoint us, our models of reality do. It is my model of reality that determines my happiness or disappointments.”

― Stefan Zweig, Chess Story

        In life, we are so often disappointed and frustrated when things don’t go our way.  And when things start spiraling out of control and going sideways, it’s so hard to see outside your situation.  Sometimes circumstances can be so overwhelming that you just want to give up and throw in the towel.  But it is at these moments, you have to stop, take a deep breath and try to look at your situation from an outside perspective.  Then you can say, “Ok, so this is what I had hoped to happen, this is what actually happened, what can I learn from this not so great outcome, and what can I do to minimize any negative ramifications or how can I maneuver around this pothole.”  In this way, you are shifting your perception of disappointment or failure and are equipping yourself with better tools to handle life’s pitfalls.