How To Cope During Difficult Seasons - Personal Growth Strategies

Long nights are the worst, well you get to see that they are long because 75% of the night you will be wide awake. Your state of mind plays a huge role in the quality and quantity of sleep you ought to get. Am sure most of us have gone through some of those long nights or are probably going through it now. Each of us has different things that might keep us up at night from loss, stagnation, or heartbreak. If not dealt with, the thing that is keeping you up at night might lead you to depression and anxiety. With depression and anxiety, we can not function as the best version of ourselves. Personal growth strategies blog is all about doing life big, living a fulfilled life, and living as the best version of ourselves

Below are some tips for you to cope with difficult times.

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Speak Life

Our life goes in the direction of our words. As proverbs state, death and life are in the power of the tongue, you choose what you want your words to manifest in difficult situations. Saying things like I will never be happy again or I will never be able to love again after a break up will only stop you from enjoying your life and it becomes a barrier to discovering a new and beautiful journey. Instead, acknowledge that you shared a good time with your previous lover and a better experience is to be shared in the future. The same applies to any other situation you might be facing. Don’t use your words to describe your situation but rather the change you want to see and where you are going.

Believe that your latter days are better than your former.

Our best days are always right in front of us, keep that in mind. Just like personal development, we become better as time progresses our lives also become better. When in difficult situations, remember that you still have blank pages of your life in front of you. It’s up to you to fill them up with a good story!

Be Grateful

Am sure in whatever bad situation you are going through, there are always some parts of your life that are going great. Gratitude not only shifts your focus but also attracts more things to be grateful for. If you are in good health while going through a tough season, be grateful for your health. If you are going through a financial meltdown but you have a loving and supportive family, be grateful for your family. Dare to look for something to be grateful for even during the toughest seasons. Oprah attributes part of her success to gratitude. She makes it a priority to list the things she is grateful for on a daily basis. https://tanyafungai.com/why-gratitude-should-be-a-part-of-your-daily-life/

Recognize that this is not your end

Don’t look at your situation as the final destination. Take it as a temporary stop. Your mind is a powerful tool. If you convince yourself you can not move from your situation you will not.

Commit to CANI ( Constant and Never Ending Improvement)

Make your today better than yesterday. Take it a day at a time and make it a priority to make your today better than yesterday. You can do that by starting new habits that will make you come out of the other side stronger, bolder, more joyful, and living a more purposeful life. One good habit you may adopt is listening to an encouraging podcast or reading an encouraging blog on a daily basis. Take time to learn a new skill or sharpen your skills.

Bonus Tips

Journaling is a great way of dealing with difficult seasons. Journal your progress, revisiting your journal will give you the strength to keep persevering. Find someone to talk to be it a friend, a family member, or a therapist. Accept help. Receiving can be difficult, at times we do not feel like we deserve the love we are receiving from the people around us. Make room for the new. When you hold on to what was you will miss the opportunity of what can be. If a caterpillar is to hold on to its legs that allow it to crawl it will miss the opportunity to fly as a butterfly.