How to Deal with Difficult Times in Life?
1. Set Goals
Remember that life waits for no one; you have to keep moving even after difficult times1. The show should not be stopped, and by the show, I mean your life. Set goals every day, get up in the morning, set goals or tasks for the day, and work according to that. Each day make sure you complete those tasks. This will keep you busy and will also make you more productive.
2. Get a Clear Perspective of Your life
You have to accept that your life right now is going through a rough patch, and only you can improve it by staying strong during difficult times. Write down all your problems on a piece of paper; next to that, write the solutions and start working out that solution. You have to be clear about what you want in life and start working towards it.
3. Remember the Good Times
Count your blessings2 during difficult times in life. Remember the happy times in your life. Remember the times when you were strong, healthy, and happy.
This is the only thing that can keep you moving; remember that so many people love you and want you to be happy. If you keep thinking about how bad your life is, you will feel worse. Rather than thinking about the wrong time, think about the good times.
3. Every Ending Has a New Beginning
Yes, that is the happy part of endings, that it brings a new beginning with itself.
Believe that if things in your life are ending especially difficult times, they probably make space for new things to enter. If one door closes, another opens up. Don’t you throw away all the expired and rotten food in your house? The same way life throws away expired things to bring new things into your life.
4. Give Your Best
Be the best, give your best, and do your best even during difficult times.
Yes, it is difficult, but not impossible. Be a role model3 for others. Tell yourself that all I will be today is my best self. You have only one life to live. Don’t just sit there and keep crying; get up and move. Even though life is hard, you still have to keep working and be your best self4. With time, your life will be amazing again because of your hard work and positive attitude5.
5. Gratitude
The most important step towards handling difficult times and acquiring happiness is gratitude. Ask yourself what good things I have in life and be grateful for them. Be grateful for what you have in life.
You are alive, be grateful for that. Focus all your attention on all the things you have in life. Write down on a piece of paper what good things you have in life, and I promise when you read it, you will feel better about your life.
- Chodron, Pema. When things fall apart: Heart advice for difficult times. Shambhala Publications, 2000. ↩︎
- Watkins, Philip C., Dean L. Grimm, and Russell Kolts. “Counting your blessings: Positive memories among grateful persons.” Current Psychology 23 (2004): 52-67. ↩︎
- Paice, Elisabeth, Shelley Heard, and Fiona Moss. “How important are role models in making good doctors?.” Bmj 325.7366 (2002): 707-710. ↩︎
- Tiggemann, Marika, Isabella Anderberg, and Zoe Brown. “Uploading your best self: Selfie editing and body dissatisfaction.” Body image 33 (2020): 175-182. ↩︎
- Mohanty, Madhu Sudan. “Effects of positive attitude and optimism on employment: Evidence from the US data.” The Journal of Socio-Economics 39.2 (2010): 258-270. ↩︎
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