What to Do With Self-Improvement Hurdles?

How do we improve when life keeps throwing us "whammies?" How do we keep standing up and going forward? What's the point? I understand. Believe me, I've been there, done that. I have had some big ones. But I know people who have had harder lives - many people, as a matter of fact. I worked in child welfare, and saw many tragedies. So I have always held to the attitude of gratitude. I am very grateful for everything I've been given. I have 3 wonderful children. They had the gift of intelligence. Not everyone has that, but when you are born with it, you can easily take it for granted. I pointed out to them how fortunate they were and they should use their gifts. Well, they had to figure that out on their own, but they did figure it out!! Thank goodness. We were all very physically able, with 2 arms, legs, hands, eyesight, hearing. There is so much to be grateful for. But when we feel like things are against us, I know it's not easy to remember this. Most of us go to "why me?" But all this attitude does is have us go to self-pity. Now, if self-pity gets you moving, then go for it.

I guess the trick is to figure out what motivates you when things are tough. What gets you moving again? I remember when I was raising children alone and things would go wrong, I would have this sense of putting my nose to the grindstone and "just doing it!" Some days you have no choice. I put the words "Just Do It" on my refrigerator a long time ago." Anyway, it would be one foot in front of the other, until I could look around and realize things had improved.

I believe you need to change your beliefs and become optimistic about your future for it to change. We have to change things we do when we are not getting the results we want. Change it up." So getting out of the rut that keeps pulling us back is the trick. Eventually, you'll realize you don't go in the rut at all anymore, and what a good feeling. Eventually, old habits are broken and you no longer fall back into the old routine.

We can all learn from difficulties or we can avoid them at all cost.I think that sometimes we are given difficult things to help us learn important lessons and make us stronger and perhaps help us take a new path. This random thought sounds clicheWhen life gives you lemons, you can make lemonade or complain about the lemons. Do you know that you can have more and better things in life. The only other option is to wallow in self-pity. If you are a wallower, you probably wouldn't be reading this article, or be on this website.

I am sure that the more "whammies" you handle, the number of them will decrease and your life will get better and better. Do you believe it?

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