At some point in your life you may experience a real life storm, one that sweeps through your front door, causes havoc, brings about the greyest clouds and completely turns your life upside down!! Yes I have been there.. several times! My near death experience almost 4 years ago still continues to give me lessons about life and how to handle those unpleasant storms. Here are my go to strategies to help me through the tough times. 1. Surrender to what you cannot change Repeat

Do you still do any of these things.... Care about the opinions of others on you Feel like your being judged Care that you need to look a certain way Care that you need to act a certain way so people like you Have attachment to objects Try keeping up to date with everyone else Secretly trying to be better then everyone else When people say you can't do something, you listen Wait for people to acknowledge that you are a good person Wait for validation from others to know that