Hope in God

You can get caught up in the trap of self-pity very quickly and without being conscious of it. If this happens then shift your perspective. Firstly, look around you. Be grateful.  When things in life are challenging, it is very difficult to look around and see things to be grateful for.  Think about those things for which you can be grateful. Life can always be worse. Consider the things you have in your life, the things that have gone well for you that you have taken for granted. Think about those things that others would love to have, to be, or to be able to do that you have and are able to do.  A minister told me once that I needed to learn to be content with my situation and with what I had. I finally learned and guess what happened, I began to feel better about thinkgs and things changed completely for the better.  However, I am noting that they did not make an about face until I was stopped fretting about what they were. 

Secondly, practice my "How to Let Go" exercise. 
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Lastly, another way to shift your perspective is to do something for someone in need. Visit a sick relative, assist a helpless neighbor, volunteer at a food pantry to feed people who have no food. Take a bag lunch and a blanket to a homeless person living on the street with no shelter from the rain. Visit the hospital and read a story to a child who has no legs, no arms, or who is dyeing from a terminal disease. Think about your blessings, count them and thank God for them one by one.

As bad as things are, believe you me, it could be far worse.  Think about it.  Take a moment to think about how bad it could be instead. Don't sit in these thoughts too long though.  Allow these brief thoughts to shake you out of self pity.  There is no need to sit in self pity for self pity's sake.  Get out of it and get out if it quickly or things may just get worse.  Thoughts are spirit and we can bring about calamity by thinking about calamity too long.  The human brain is an amazing instrument.  Use it to grow you faith instead of increase your troubles.  With God's help, I have learned that being grateful, learning to let go, and being content will shatter the difficulty and make life change for the better.  Remember, it worse things could happen.  Let your face smile for the things that are good right now.  Never forget to thank the Heavenly Father for the blessings, gifts,and talents He has given to you and realize that He didn't have to give them.