"A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his
opportunities
and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. "
- Harry Truman
"It is not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude.
"
The most important thing to remember when you face
challenges or seemingly impossible situations is to remember that reality
can shift! It helps to have read stories of reality shifts that others
have experienced, even in times of great crisis.
In her book Creating Miracles, Carolyn Miller describes dozens of true
stories in which people miraculously escaped life-threatening situations.
They did this by adopting an attitude that Miller calls,
"miracle-mindedness".
You can choose to replace your feelings of stress, fear, or anger with
every breath. Breathe in Love, breathe out the fear and anger. Choose to
let the wise, timeless part of you do the thinking... from your heart.
The more you practice this meditation of "thinking with your heart", the
easier it will be, and the more wonderful reality shifts you'll
experience.
I've had numerous experiences with reality shifts when I've changed the way
I was feeling... which then had a profound effect on everyone and
everything around me.