Five Steps To Overcome Tricky Situations

Life is a landscape full of hills and valleys, a combination of happy moments, normal everyday life and some difficult situations. Sometimes you feel euphoric, and other times it feels like the world is plummeting right above you. And while we as humans are naturally inclined to strive for happiness, it is the difficult situations that test us and help us grow.

The way you react to these difficult moments is what defines you as a person, as well as what makes you value everything else that happens to you. When you are able to work your way through difficult situations, you will not only experience inner growth, but you will also learn to appreciate happiness from a new perspective, which will make you stronger and wiser.

Even in the most desperate situations, there is still a glimmer of hope. It’s easier said than done, but it’s still possible to climb out of that pit and put the things that happened behind you. There are plenty of people who have succeeded in this. It’s not easy, but no one ever said it would be. That’s why we give you some advice to help you overcome those situations that suffocate you and seem difficult to avoid at first.

This too will pass

You probably already know from your own experience that everything comes to an end, that everything passes and nothing is forever. So the pain and fear that you feel now will also pass one day, no matter how overwhelming or intense these feelings may be at first. It will pass. So don’t hold onto your pain to find a way to deal with it. Let it flow, feel it, but don’t get attached to it.

Don’t feel guilty for the pain, and don’t look for someone to blame, whether it’s you or anyone else. Searching for a culprit won’t solve anything, it will only make you angrier. Feel your pain, it’s your pain. Let it flow. Sooner or later it will disappear, but this will only happen if you let it flow to the exit.

You are as strong as you want to be

You have power within you, as much power as you want. All you have to do is use it. If you don’t know how strong you are yet, it’s because you’ve never had to use the power you carry within you. When you are faced with a difficult situation, you get the chance to let that inner strength come out.

Don’t you feel it? Then it is because you are afraid, you feel a paralyzing fear that makes you think only in terms of disaster. However, everything your fear tells you is a lie. You can overcome this situation because you have the resources within you to do so. Find these resources, grab them and use them.

Let your willpower control your mind, and let your reason take control of your heart. Accept the fact that you have to use your strength, even if it hurts. Be brave and choose to take control of your thoughts.

Don’t let anyone define your reality for you

Pain and loss are part of life. We all have to go through painful situations. However, make sure that the way other people deal with pain does not determine the way you face your own reality. This is your reality, nobody else’s.

There is no ‘right’ way to overcome pain; you don’t have to be politically correct about this. Decide for yourself what and how you want to do it. Look within yourself for what you need to let the pain flow. Look for your own inner strength and decide for yourself how you will approach your pain.

There will be plenty of people who won’t understand the way you deal with pain, but that’s not your problem. Don’t give anyone the chance to dictate for you how you should face your own difficult situations.

Don’t focus on the things you can’t control

When faced with a difficult situation, there are so many things that we have no control over. Yet there are plenty of people who desperately cling to these things, looking for an explanation or something or someone to put the blame on. However, in this attempt to control the situation, they also cling to their anger and pain.

Let it go, don’t get involved in things you can’t control. Let your fears flow so that you can free yourself from them, and focus on finding inner peace. You can’t control the situation or your emotions, so don’t try this either. Just learn to accept it without getting attached to anything.

There is a meaning behind everything; find this meaning

Everything in life has a meaning, happens for a reason, or contributes to something. You just have to find this meaning. Trust that you can get something good out of everything that happens to you, even the most painful situations. Do not try to understand or manipulate the situation. Simply let it offer you something that you can benefit from so that you can learn and become stronger.

Novelist Dean R. Koontz once said that prayers are answered, but we just need to learn to listen carefully and believe in the answer. God does not shout, he whispers, and his whispers will show you the way. Apply this to your own beliefs, even then the idea is just as valuable.

Let go of what hurts you, even if letting go hurts