There is a “gift” in every situation. Even if an event seems negative on the surface, there is something good happening underneath. Have you gotten divorced, fired from a job or had an illness and thought that your world had ended? If you picked yourself up, dusted off your pride and released your need to always be “right”, you probably learned some wonderful lessons about yourself. You learned that you’re a survivor. You learned that you have people in you corner to help you when you need a little “tender, loving care.” You learned what causes you pain and what causes you joy and what you need to change in you life so that you have less pain and more joy.

If you look for the “gift” or the opportunity in every situation, you’ll change your perception of the event. Just by that shift in consciousness, the situation won’t seem so bad and you’ll be motivated to take the actions needed to turn your life around.