Sometime life is hard. How do you hang on when things seem hopeless? You can only tackle your problems as you would climb a mountain.
If you go
rock climbing and you get stuck on a ledge, you suddenly focus on the present
moment! When your life is in danger, you forget about the future. All your
effort goes into your next step. Then your next step. Inch by inch. Eventually
you claw your way out.
When the
worst happens, you can't worry about the rest of your life. You can't even be
worrying about the rest of the month. But you can usually handle one day at a
time. And whenever 24 hours is too tough, bite off five minutes at a time.
Tackle one problem at a time. Take a step. You get a little confidence...take
another step, and another. Eventually you find that the worst is over.
If you were to worry about:
a). everything you need to do in the next month, or
b). everything that could go wrong in the next year, you
could go nuts! Focus on the moment.
If you were embarking on a day's march, wouldn't it be
foolish to try to carry enough food and water for a lifetime? Is it not
strange, then, that many people carry around all their worriers for the next 25
years and wonder why life is so difficult? We were designed to live 24 hours at
a time. No more.
Next time you find yourself despairing, ask yourself:
* Have I got enough air to breathe?
* Have I got enough food for today?
* Will I be okay for the next five minutes?
Once you have made it through those five minutes, just aim
at getting through the next five. Bite off one small chunk at a time. It saves
a lot of indigestion.
All you can do is give your best effort until bedtime.
Let tomorrow take care of itself.
For me, if tough time meets up with me, what I usually do
is;
Fit my stomach first. Nothing else. It's extremely effective.
"As we probably know, No energy, No fight"
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