One of our all time favorite quotes on trouble is by Edward Everett Hale:
"Never bear more than one trouble at a time.
Some people bear three kinds —
*all they have had,
*all they have now,
*and all they expect to have."
Think of your past troubles as lessons to help you with the challenges you face now.
Eliminate today's troubles by finding solutions, and then concentrate your energy on implementing those solutions.
As for the troubles of tomorrow, either completely forget them, or take whatever action is necessary to avoid them or minimize them.
When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.
Trouble creates a capacity to handle it.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Three Kinds of Trouble...
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