How I handle problems...or how I should...

When something goes wrong in my life I tend to go into denial, or at least, that's what it may look like. I would pretend everything is wonderful, I'm just great and I don't have a care in the world. And I'm good at acting like that, but inside I would constantly be dwelling and worrying about this thing, whatever it may be.

I have now come up with a solution on how to gain perspective and sort your problems into order of importance.

When you have a problem, or multiple problems, think about how you're going to look at it in 5 years time. Are you still going to think about it, are you going to laugh about it, are you going to regret something? If you have to you could write it down, this shows you which of your problems (if there's more than one) are more important, if they're important at all, and you should be able to decide which ones to face first, and so work your way through them in order of importance.

I will be trying to do this every time I start worrying about something. I think it would be a great way to ease your stress if you think about how small or stupid this problem might seem in a couple of years.

So don't worry, be happy, and keep smiling!

My poem: Light

This is a poem I wrote a while back. While I titled it 'Light', because that's what it seems to be about, the title could also have read 'Faith' since that is what it's really about. Either way, I don't care how other people interpret it. But for me, it's about how having Faith changed my outlook on life, and influenced my thinking for the better.

Light

Indefinable

Untouchable

Unquestionable

Loving, Dancing, Laughing

into the darkened corners

of my mind

Illuminating

Eliminating

Eradicating

Lies, Doubts, Fears

I’ve collected

As my life passed by

Irrevocable

Unchangeable

Unquenchable

Filling me up.

Pouring, overflowing

from my eyes

Opening

Realizing

Knowing

My blindness,

gone

I see.