How to handle life's challenges

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Life  is a journey which we can complete either by complaining about the challenges, or by gracefully accepting them as an opportunity to learn and grow.  We are constantly conditioned to avoid pain and work towards getting more happiness in life.  Whenever, we perceive us going through difficult time, we get angry/sad and keep waiting for the that time to end. However, life passes in moments and we must completely live every moment regardless of the feeling that it brings. Happiness or sorrow, both are transient states and the only thing that's permanent in life is "change".  Good or bad time are just the  perceptions of our mind. Here is a great Mantra to be remembered:
  
"This too will pass."

 We should always remember this mantra, and not get attached to any event of our life.  If we always remember this mantra, nothing can make us suffer in our life and we can always be satisfied with whatever life brings to us. If we follow this mantra, we shall never get overwhelmed in any situation and lead our life with peace and gratitude.

Our life is directed by the inner desires stored in our subconscious mind i.e. our "feeling mind".  Here so many of our desires are deeply rooted, which drive us towards the various experiences of our life.  Each event of our life is extremely important for our growth and development. Present moment is the only time that's real and to be lived completely.  So, we should calmly lead our life, gracefully accepting each experience as a gift from God and, without getting attached to any experience, we should keep reminding our self that "This too will pass".

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Good or Bad

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Good and Bad are one like two sides of the same coin. Everyday we label people and situations as good or bad, based on our feelings associated with them. Something that brings us happiness is labelled as good, and the reverse is true for bad. But, in reality there is no absolute good or bad, rather, it's all relative and depends on the way our mind associates the feelings of good or bad to any event in our life.

Every person is a unique combination of various traits, which serve him to evolve and learn in this life time. For example, if someone has to learn to have more patience, he'll be put into difficult situations from time to time until he learns the lesson and develops the habit of perseverance and  tolerance. Now, during those learning times he may label such situations as bad, even though they are helping him to become a stronger person. So, we look at events as good or bad based on the pain or pleasure we derive from them. And if we think about people, there is no classification as good or bad, as we are all the same. However, each one of us behaves differently(so called good or bad) in different situations based on our conditioning and mental convictions.  Our inner Self has all the wisdom and is always awake, we just have to listen to its guidance.
We are all unique pieces of the one big jigsaw puzzle called the Universe. Each one of us has unique features and all of us are equally important to complete this Universe. All of us have same Divinity and pure love within but, we shall be able to see the Divine in others only when are able to see it in our Self. If we love our self completely without any judgement, we shall be able to accept everyone else as a unique person made in the image of God. Then our mind stops judging people as good or bad and we start accepting each event of our life as an important stepping stone towards our growth and development.  

"Oh Lord! may we always see Your light shining in every living being."

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The Golden Rule for Emotional Health

Here is a Golden Rule :

"Be a provider of all the emotions you want to experience in life."

Everyday we look forward to receive love, respect, happiness etc. from our friends/family/co-workers, and feel disappointed if they are not able to meet our expectations. Now, instead of waiting for their response or permission, we can constantly experience these elated emotions, if we take the initiative to become the provider of these emotions. If we follow this Golden Rule, we can experience positive emotions all the time at our own will. We have to be the change we want to see in others. 

We feel loved, whenever we give love.

We feel respected, whenever we treat others with respect.

We feel inner strength, whenever we help someone.

We feel happy, whenever we appreciate something.

We feel joyous, whenever we thank God for His blessings.

Daily Practice to attract Abundance in life

Here is a 5 minute exercise which can be practiced every night before going to sleep. It will bring us in a positive state of mind, and while we are sleeping our subconscious mind will automatically work to bring more abundance in our life.

It is a two step exercise:

Step 1: We must think about any three good things that happened today. It can be anything mundane or most exalted, but it should seem to bring more abundance and happiness in our life. It can be as simple a fact like "I enjoyed the evening walk today" or something else like "I was announced the  #1 bestseller author." We can either write down such three good things from the day or we may contemplate them mentally.

Step 2: Next is the very important part of this exercise where we must reflect on "why" each good thing happened. We have to find the reason for each event and feel the gratitude towards the people or conditions involved. For example, I enjoyed the walk because God gave me the strength to go out, or maybe because two strangers greeted me with a smile, or maybe because the weather was so pleasant, or whatever else that made your walk enjoyable. It can be any reason that makes sense to us. Let's now extend our love and gratitude to God or other people involved in bringing those happy moments in our life today. Let's feel that love and peace completely with a big smile on our face and close the day with this small prayer to God.

"Oh God, protect us from all negativity, 

fill our heart with eternal love and peace,

keep us healthy and guide us with your light.

Thank you God!"