No matter what we are going through the secret is to Look Up! To me that means finding the positive, being grateful in our circumstances, and having hope for things to get better.
"Hope in God, His goodness, and His power refreshes us with courage during difficult challenges." - Dieter F. Uchtodorf
Another great quote: (by Dieter F. Uchtdorf)
The choice is ours. We can choose to limit our gratitude, based on the blessings we feel we lack. Or we can choose to be like Nephi, whose grateful heart never faltered. When his brothers tied him up on the ship—which he had built to take them to the promised land—his ankles and wrists were so sore “they had swollen exceedingly,” and a violent storm threatened to swallow him up in the depths of the sea. “Nevertheless,” Nephi said, “I did look unto my God, and I did praise him all the day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions.”..... ( read more at https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/grateful-in-any-circumstances?lang=eng )
If your wondering who Nephi is you can learn about Nephi at https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/1-ne?lang=eng
A Great Story :
There is an old story of a waiter who asked a customer whether he had enjoyed the meal. The guest replied that everything was fine, but it would have been better if they had served more bread. The next day, when the man returned, the waiter doubled the amount of bread, giving him four slices instead of two, but still the man was not happy. The next day, the waiter doubled the bread again, without success.
On the fourth day, the waiter was really determined to make the man happy. And so he took a nine-foot-long (3-m) loaf of bread, cut it in half, and with a smile, served that to the customer. The waiter could scarcely wait for the man’s reaction.
After the meal, the man looked up and said, “Good as always. But I see you’re back to giving only two slices of bread.” ( Told by Dieter F. Uchdorf)
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