Here & Now 2016 Editions October 2016 | Page 10

INNER SELF YOUR WAY OF THINKING IS HALF THE PROBLEM Think about it. Somebody — maybe a handful, maybe hundreds or thousands of people — have already gone through the same problem you’re going through and have overcome it. T housands of happily married people today were once miserable in their marriages. There are also stories of wealthy and successful people who started out poor and often failed before succeeding. Former drug addicts, drunkards, and even despised people have reformed themselves and overcome their problems What does it all mean? It proves that a bad news does not always mean a bad outcome. So, would it be farfetched to say that uncertain situations can be overcome? Probably not. Therefore, no matter what we are facing we should keep a positive mind, and believe that our problems can be solved. Sometimes when you don’t have belief, your situation may never look promising in your eyes. Your financial mess, your marital difficulties, your addiction may seem difficult because you do not have faith that it could better. Sometimes the problem seems worse due to your way of thinking! Let me rephrase that. What makes your achievement harder to fight for is (1) your inability to believe success is possible, and (2) your unwillingness to sacrifice for what you believe in. Focus on these two things and half of your problems will be solved. 10 If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”