All of us go through different kinds of problems. It is true that many of them may not be caused by our own faults or shortcomings. However, at least some of our problems are created by ourselves.
There are people who, due to certain fears they develop at some stage in life, continue to live with those fears until death. Experts say that the way to overcome fear is to do the very thing we are afraid of. As long as we do not overcome fear, we will continue to live with it. Fear will never leave us on its own; instead, we must let go of fear. We ourselves are responsible for continuing life as prisoners of fear. If fear is our problem, we cannot become free from problems without defeating it. It is when we challenge fear that it runs away.
Another important thing is to understand ourselves better and more deeply. It is because we do not know enough about ourselves- our abilities and what we are capable of becoming- that we give too much importance to others’ opinions. If we have a clear understanding of ourselves, we will never give more importance than necessary to what others say.
Often, we find happiness in the words and actions of others. That is why we feel happy when they say good things and disappointed when they say something negative. We do not need everyone’s approval, because we ourselves do not approve of everyone.
It is a fact that before we are blessed in life, we often have to go through various bitter experiences. So when difficulties and obstacles arise, we should not think that we will not succeed. Instead, believe that they are only hurdles before success or steps on the way to reaching it. Then, even if success does not come immediately, we will not feel defeated by problems as long as we keep trying.
We do not need to plan too many things far into the future. It is enough to focus on just one day ahead. When climbing a staircase, we do not need to focus on all the steps from the beginning to the end; we only need to focus on the very next step. The same applies here. When we take on too many things at once, we cannot carry them all. So it is better to think only about the immediate next day.
