Winter Sun

WINTER SUN

In life we face difficulties, obstacles and situations we might have never seen before. Life is a journey full of smooth and heavy seas, with clear skies and wild storms.  Life is both beautiful and painful, with relaxing summers and cruel winters. But we always find the good in these situations. A “heavy winter” can test our limits, but we end up stronger and wiser than before. I call that the ”winter’s sunshine”.

Always remember these three things:

1) IT’S UP TO YOU

Whatever situation you’re in right now, remember that it won’t last forever. Time will help you overcome the stress, the anxiety and the pressure that you might feel from any difficult situation. And you are in control of that “time”. YOU can get yourself out of the storm. YOU can lead your “ship” to a new land. YOU are in charge. It’s not easy to understand it when you get through a bad situation, but you will be surprised how much strength you have inside and how it can change your life.

2) “Train your mind to see good in everything. There is always something to be grateful for.”

Think of a rough situation you experienced. Think about how it ended and how worse things could have gone. Think about what you’ve learned from that experience, how it affected you and realize how much stronger the experience made you. Think about the things you’re grateful for, that you’re alive, healthy and you can read this article, right now.

3) LEARN FROM OTHERS

We learn not only from the circumstances but also from the people around us. Nonetheless, not everybody experiences the same thing even if he/she is in the same situation as us. For someone might be easier and for someone else more difficult to get through adversity. But when we overcome hard times with the help of others, we also learn from them, and we become more courageous, we get more confident and more optimistic.

As Dalai Lama has said: “It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty.”