On Coping

Life is full of little challenges.

Breathe. Remain calm. 

Being uptight and uneasy only makes it all more difficult.

Eight Guidelines for Coping

~Norman Vincent Peale~ (Published 1976)

1. Don't panic. Keep calm. Use your head. Think.

2. Never be overwhelmed. Never dramatize the difficulty.

Affirm confidently, "God and I can handle it."

3. Practice "de-confusion."  To do so, write on paper

every element of the difficulty, mentally clarifying each part.

4. Skip the postmortems. Take the problem from where you are

at this instant.

5.Look for an answer, not for the whole problem, but

for the next step.

6. Practice creative listening. Get quiet so that insights

can come through your mind.

7. Always ask what is the right thing to do, for 

nothing wrong ever turns out right.

8. Keep thinking, keep believing, keep working,

keep praying.

xoxo

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