5 Truths To Get Through Difficult Times

When it comes to tough times and difficult situations you can look at things three ways: you can let the situation define you, let it destroy you or let it strengthen you. It’s your choice because mindset is half the battle. In other words, think it through and choose wisely.

Here are a few tips to get you started:

1) Pain is part of life and it helps you grow It’s okay to feel pain.

Pain is a feeling and yet somewhere along the line we’ve been taught to suppress our feelings and not show our truest selves, yet pain is meant to awaken us. The only way to learn how strong you are is when being strong is the only choice you have.

“Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.” ~ Arthur Golden

Own your scars and let yourself grown into the wisest and strongest version of yourself.

2) Practice gratitude because there is ALWAYS something to be thankful for.

Try writing out at least things in your day that you are grateful for and do this no matter what you are going through. You will be amazed at how this keeps your mind positive through the most difficult of situations.

Be that person who can smile and show appreciation for your life even though you have plenty to cry and complain about.

3) Be kind to yourself.

The best thing to do to survive difficult times is to take care of YOU.

Even if you can’t maintain your usual healthy habits, do something that takes your mind off of your troubles. If you can’t go to the gym, go for a short walk. If you can’t cook a nutritious meal, eat a healthy meal out or have a clean protein bar on hand. Read a book, meditate, confide in someone and talk about your situation.

Talking openly about our struggles is very healing. It doesn’t matter what you do, just keep yourself engaged in something more than wallowing in self-pity.

Remember, you can’t take care of others if you yourself are incapacitated.

4) Live in the present.

It’s easy to live life with the thought that someday everything is going to be perfect and it’s okay to want to strive for an idealized tomorrow.Keep in mind though that you have to deal with the world as it is today to get where you want to be tomorrow.

Appreciate where you are at this very moment and take a minute to be thankful for the breaths you take every day. No matter what you are going through, you are just one brief thought away from realizing the true blessing that is your life.

“I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.” ~ Agatha Christie

Don’t be the young person who thinks their happiness will come in the years ahead or the older person who believes their best moments are behind them. Live in the now and see the beauty of what is around you. Learn from your difficult times and use them to grow stronger.

5) Know that you are never alone. 

As I mentioned before, every single person has struggles. Someone is going through something very similar to what you are going through. We are all in this together so please don’t let yourself feel alone. I can assure you I feel the same emotions, have similar battles and care about many of the same things you do.

Listen up friend – you are NOT alone!

As Virginia Satir says, “Life is not the way it’s supposed to be, it’s the way it is.The way you cope is what makes the difference.”

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Okay, now it’s your turn.

• What helps you get through hard times?
• What truths do you remind yourself of that motivate you to keep going and stay positive?

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