Saima Ikram
The blowing winds of change feel like an unending flow that touches everyone’s lives. The unforeseen circumstances bring disappointments as well as challenges. Despite all of your best plans and efforts, the unexpected events make everything seem falling apart. And these challenging conditions are not just for the poor. No matter what the financial situation is, everyone has to face the challenges. These can often lead to financial ruin and personal despair. But this does not determine the quality of life you live; it is what you chose to do when you discover the unexpected has happened.
If you learn to reset the sail with the changing winds rather than permitting yourself to be blown away in a direction you had not prepared for, you can easily develop a powerful personal philosophy that will help to influence everything in a positive manner.
1. Embrace the unexpected:
Situations and events become tough when you do not accept whatever is happening. You may not have to make any struggle when life gives you sweet surprises such as meeting an old friend or getting an award for the efforts you made previously. But the unpredicted adverse changes make it hard to accept and live with it. You need to realize that no one is exempted from suffering the adverse changes in life but if you accept them open-mindedly, you will be able to tackle them in a better way.
2. Plan early:
Many times you can plan ahead of the events to avoid confronting the unexpected. In this way, you have a control over things by preparing for them in a better way. But if you are in a situation where you cannot control whatever is happening, stop trying to force anything and go with the flow.
3. Be prepared to some extent:
You may not be able to prepare for the eventualities but a little preparedness will keep you mentally prepared. In order to handle adversities in a better way do exercise regularly and meditate. This will keep you calm in every rough situation.
4. Do not react:
People end up in emotional disasters because they immediately react to the unexpected situations. But if you avoid thoughtless reactions and do deep breathing for a moment or two, your mind will get time to understand the situation. Instead of being swept away by emotions, focus on how to solve the problem rather than thinking why it happened.
5. Acknowledge your feelings:
Although you should always refrain from reacting emotionally but you cannot ignore your ongoing emotions. Instead of hiding, acknowledge whatever you are feeling and share it with any of your closest friends. It will give you so much relief and you will not even have to feel guilty for reacting in a bad manner to the unexpected situation.
6. Move your mind to a positive state:
In order to get out of the negativity that creeps in during an unexpected situation, you have to think about something positive that is happening in your life. Shift your attention towards the blessings that you have and the relationships that are closer to your heart. Just remember that nothing remains constant and even the tough times feel unending, they also will pass.
