If Life is a Bowl of
Cherries, What am I doing in the Pits?—Title of a bestselling book by the late author, Erma Bombeck
Life is not
all fun and games—at least, not if we want to get ahead. Often, life can be
more like an Olympic Track and Field race: exhausting and highly demanding. Who,
or what, can we blame for our tough, uncomfortable conditions?
- An unhappy childhood?
- Recent circumstances beyond our control?
- Loved ones who are unwilling or unable to give us the support we need?
These are
all difficult situations that seem insurmountable. Yet, every successful person on Earth has overcome many such situations.
How do these people achieve against the odds? The answer to that is your sixth strategy for battling negativity; they
refuse to be mired down in the
negative aspects of life. Please
scroll down past the bottom of this post to see any of my previous five articles
on the subject.
Lessons from Survivors
An online friend who lost a child to
cancer says that she focuses on the good in her life. She suggests that we make lists of things to be grateful for,
things that are going right, and progress that she is making toward goals.
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"Get going. Move forward. Aim high.
Plan takeoff. Don’t just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and
push the airplane. It simply won’t happen. Change your attitude and gain some
altitude. Believe me, you’ll love it up here.”—Entrepreneur, presidential
candidate, survivor of at least four bankruptcies, the man to whom some
Americans want to say “You’re fired! Umm. Wait! Actually, you were never really
hired in the first place.” Donald Trump
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“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.
If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”—Survivor
of childhood poverty, one of the highest-paid women in the American entertainment
industry, Oprah Winfrey
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“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars,
and see yourself running with them.”—from
Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. He
was a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher.
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“When things go wrong, don’t go with them.”—The
man who fought decades of music tradition in order to promote Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley
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“It will never rain roses; when we want to
have more roses, we must plant more roses.”—The woman who found
success in writing books exploring human psychology, which was left to men at
that time, George Eliot
My Conclusion
“I can do all things through Christ
which strengtheneth me.”—Philippians 4:13 (KJV)
98% of our
life may be in a mess at any given time. However, we’ll be more happy and
productive if we concentrate on the 2% that’s right in our corner of the world. We must foster a belief that we can conquer our trials. People who have
overcome tremendous odds show us the way to do this: aim high, dwell on the
positive, and realize you’re
responsible for whatever life you choose to create.
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