When life gets tough...

You get tough.

It's easy to sit and wonder, why me? Why am I the one that has to go through this particular situation? Why am I the one that has to suffer? When life gets tough it is hard to manage your feelings. It is hard to not look at others more fortunate and feel a spot of jealousy. If you sit and think about it, there are many people that would look at your situation and gladly trade places with you.

The homeless woman who may have had a tough break in life, is suddenly wishing she could relive that day when her biggest worry was what to wear that day, or who wasn't coming to a holiday gathering. Now her biggest worry is, where can I find food, where can I sleep at night. There are always more less fortunate people than yourself. When you feel like you can't go on... just think about how happy people are in other countries just to have running water.

Be positive and positive things will happen.
Learn from your mistakes.
Always be grateful for what you have.