Look for the silver lining

There are events that occur in our lives that elicit feelings of hopelessness and abandonment. We wonder if life will ever get better. It is in times such as these that we need to review our past and identify other times in which we might have felt the same way. We may have to admit that these were our greatest learning experiences in spite of all the turmoil we were going through at the time. How did that experience contribute to strengthening who we are? If you are going through tough times, remind yourself that you survived them before and that your current situation is likely to serve as another way for you to grow. If you can answer the question as to how this will benefit you in the long run, then you are ahead of the game. Just know that something good will eventually come of this. You just have to trust the process. What have you gone through before that is an indicator that there can be a silver lining in the dark cloud you are facing?