What do you do when your chips are down?

[VanLifeCrisis]

I always wondered where he got gas and shells from after the initial bit ran out?&nbsp; <img src="/images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">

 

[Guest]

Daz - PM'd you to clear up the gas & shells thing <img src="/images/boards/smilies/wink.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">

 

[mobilekev]

Like Dazar I make a list of whatever kind of positive action I can do to fix whatevers wrong. Even if there's not much I can do it helps to be in motion and doing what I can.<br><br>&nbsp;One aspect that used to be a big problem with me would be getting on a negative train of thought and then playing the same old crap through my head. That would almost never do any good and could stretch something out that might have been a 10 minute problem and make it go on for hours. <br><br>Something I've found that helps derail a negative train of thought is to put on a positive audiobook. It's very hard to continue thinking something negative when you've got something positive coming at you from an external source.<br><br>I don't agree with a lot of his beliefs but Mike Dooley's "Infinite Possibilities, The Art of Living Your Dreams" is what I'm listening to today <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">. It's about visualizing the life that you want. ;<br>&nbsp;<br>Don't know if their offer's still available but I got it as a free download for joining emusic.com years ago. Libraries usually have these kinds of audiobooks as well.

 

[Rollin]

When the chips are down, I hold on to the belief that this is&nbsp;happening&nbsp;for a reason (like a test). Through faith I come through stronger than before!

 

[WanderingRain]

In times of trial, I am reminded of the story of Viktor Frankl, who was interned in a concentration camp by the nazis.<br>He saw beauty in the floating fish head in the broth he was served. There is beauty in all things. And we can control how we react to situations and adversity. I am for keeping a positive and happy demeanor. It takes practice, but it works. <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">