How do I overcome difficulties?

Kanye West – All Falls Down Video (2004)

 

No matter who we are and what circumstances we are born into, we’ll all face difficulties at some point in our lives.

Some of these difficulties will be self-inflicted and some will be as a result of things that are just out of our control. Dealing with the former is pretty straightforward but how do we overcome the situations where we feel helpless?

Feeling helpless is dangerous territory because it can lead us to also feel disheartened and become unconcerned. The truth is that we all care – to an extent – so when you feel like you don’t care you need to ask yourself why.

I’m still overcoming such difficulties myself so I honestly don’t have the answer to the above question. But, something I do know is that nothing bad has ever come from at least trying.

To me, it’s as simple as that.

If you don’t try you’ll never gain anything valuable and if by chance you do you’ll only end up losing it. Perseverance and effort are your best friends when faced with unfortunate situations. By trying, you can find comfort in the hope of the possibility of seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Your situation won’t get worse, there’s a possibility it will stay the same but it could also get better.

We don’t always have control over what happens to us and that is a sad fact of life. We do have control over how we choose to handle the challenges that come our way. Difficulty can create a stronger, wiser you if you allow it to. Most importantly, difficulty teaches us what to do the ‘next time’ and prepares us for the challenges that are yet to come.