We all get them, those times when life just seems to get on top of us, we feel like we are drowning or being crushed by the pressure, we scream inside, but we know nobody can hear.
For those times, here are a few observations that may help you see things from a different, and more positive, point of view …
New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings ~ Lao Tzu
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass … it’s about learning to dance in the rain ~ Anon
Good things come to those who wait … greater things come to those who will do absolutely everything to make it happen ~ Anon
Forget all the reasons why something won’t work and believe in the one reason that it will ~ Anon
Life is like photography … You need the negatives to develop ~ Anon
Don’t worry about failures … worry about the possibilities you miss when you don’t even give something a chance ~ Anon
We learn lessons from everyone who passes through our lives … some lessons are painful, some are painless … but, all are priceless ~ Anon
Nobody ever planned to be broke, fat, lazy, lonely, or stupid … those things are what happen when you don’t have a plan, make one now ~ Anon
Remember, there are millions of people out there who are more than happy with much less than you have ~ Anon
The biggest failure you can have in life is making the mistake of never trying at all ~ Anon
Life has two rules: #1 Never quit … #2 Always apply rule #1 ~ Anon
The mere act of writing this has reminded me of how positivity can come from negativity if we choose to let it happen. Take all your negative emotions, look at the situation from a different perspective and use all that energy to make a positive change.
Buddhism teaches that our lives are endowed with both good and bad aspects simultaneously. The human mind switches between ten individual conditions, 
We all have the ability to feel sorry for ourselves. Sometimes it seems we have problem after problem, and think the world is against us. But we can all take a step back and look at our situation compared to others, and be honest enough to see that there are other people in much worse circumstances.
As we discussed in previous posts, we can use our problems to make us stronger, by turning the poison of challenges into the medicine of learning and success.
Whoever said that life was supposed to be a bowl of cherries? Our journey from birth to death, whichever lap we happen to be on at any one time, is a series of lows and highs, the rough and the smooth, the not-so-happy and the happy, the bad and the good.
Life is a series of ups and downs, most inconsequential, others more serious. Given that they are the very nature of our existence, wouldn’t it make sense to develop a strategy by which we can cope with the bumps?
It is said that patience is a virtue, and indeed that is a fact.
Sometimes we become involved in other people’s problems, whether we want to be, or not. At times like this, Wisdom, Courage and Compassion are needed, but in a slightly different way than when we have problems of our own. I have needed to have the Wisdom to step back from the problem, and look at it in a dispassionate way.
Life is punctuated by a series of problems and challenges, but what is the real difference between them? Generally speaking we call situations we can deal with, challenges, and those we fear we cannot deal with, problems. But actually, the difference is in our own heads and depends more on our life-state at the time the situation arises.
My Buddhist Practice has become, over the years, my way of life. The routine of chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo and of prayer, that I go through every day, a routine that also involves me writing this blog. But routine is also another word for boring, mundane or even hum-drum, so it’s important to keep in mind why we Practice.
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