Can we ever end our difficulties?

Dec. 13, 2012 - PRLog -- QUESTION: “I encounter problem after problem. My life just isn’t getting easier. I thought as I grew older problems began to slow down. What am I doing wrong?”

ANSWER: To improve you need to experience. A problem is not a problem but an opportunity to both learn and to become wise. Treat a problem as a challenge and nothing else.

It is a change of perspective. Allow me to illustrate…

END YOUR DIFFICULTIES

Will today be a difficult day for you?

That depends on whether or not you decide to make it one. Just about anything can be difficult when you make the active decision to consider it so.

We often assume that things such as focused effort, discipline, commitment, and persistence are difficult, and as such are to be avoided if at all possible. Yet that is just an opinion. When you think about it, "difficult" and "easy" are very arbitrary terms. Thinking of something as difficult, just makes it that much more difficult. It sort of reinforces the concept in your subconcious mind.

So what's the purpose of it?

Imagine what would happen if instead of thinking, "This is hard work and I can just barely tolerate it," you thought "This is necessary work and I'm thankful that I'm able to do it."

Making judgments about whether something is difficult or easy doesn't contribute anything to the level of accomplishment. Stop categorizing tasks as difficult and you'll no longer have to do anything difficult.

Here is an ideal story to illustrate how we categorize our problems...

THE TROUBLE TREE

I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job...a flat tyre made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit...and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start.

While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.

As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching tips of the branches with his hands.

When opening the door, he underwent an amazing transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.

Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.

"Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied.

"I know I can't help having troubles on the job and in my life, but one thing's for sure, troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again."

"Funny thing is," he smiled, "When I come out in the morning to pick 'em up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before."

(Unknown Author)

QUOTE: "Just do what needs to be done and truly enjoy the fulfilling road to achievement."

(Unknown Author)

QUOTE: “Nothing is a waste of time if your experience wisely.” (Rodin)

PHILOSOPHICAL TIPS & QUOTES

“Strange is our situation here on Earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of our daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men – above all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.” (Scientist Albert Einstein (1879-1955))

"Life is like riding a bike. It is impossible to maintain your balance while standing still." (Linda Brakeall, Author)

"Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you just as soon as you can change your beliefs."  
(Dr. Maxwell Maltz, 1899-1975, Author)

by: Wisdom-and-Philosophy.com
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