Although many of us already know this we often forget it. Life is easy when everything is going well for us. It is easy to be nice to people, to do things for others, to look at the world as a rosy place.

 But what happens when life is throwing things at us. We lose focus and can’t see the bigger picture. And there are times when live needs to be lived day to day. When someone is very ill time can be counted in days, hours or even minutes.

It is when times are tough that we see our true character. What do you do when things aren’t going your way? Do your world narrow and focus only on yourself? I have found one of the best things to do is to focus on others. See where you can still help people. And above all treat others with respect and love. In the end the traumas of your life will go on and you can be a sad and sorry person…or the traumas go on and you can be a loving and caring person. Either way the traumas will go on.

 So next time you are facing hard times, think about how you want to deal with them. Think about the person you want to be as you go through the hard times. And above all think about the lesson life is giving you – everything is an opportunity. You can be grateful for anything…and I mean anything!