{"id":1477,"date":"2019-08-02T06:48:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T13:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikeservis.com\/blog\/?p=1477"},"modified":"2019-08-02T06:48:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T13:48:06","slug":"problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/02\/problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Problems?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Problems are not the problem
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No situation is going to solve all your problems. But that’s okay, because the existence of problems is not really such a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much of what makes life good is the satisfaction of dealing with its problems. If there were no problems, such satisfaction would be impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go ahead and be thankful for the problems. Then get to work dealing with them in creative and enriching ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let go of the fantasy that you can somehow make your way to a perfect utopia that’s free of all problems. Instead, use your creative energy to envision and implement ways to thrive and to spread joy even when problems keep cropping up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than letting the problems nag you and disappoint you, allow them to energize and inspire you. Appreciate the power they have to direct your focus toward what truly matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look confidently out at life, and see every problem as an opportunity to enrich your experience. Then go out among those problems and reap the rich rewards of a life well lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Ralph Marston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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