The secret to overcoming the 'bad' situations we find ourselves in is our attitude. We need to turn the situation around and look for the gift. There is usually a lesson to be learned and if we can see and accept this, then we can put ourselves back in control.

Looking for the gift in a bad situation changes our perspective and gives us a reason to be grateful. Being grateful now equals genuine happiness with your current situation and feelings of happiness will attract more of them. We can learn the lesson and move on.

Sometimes it's very difficult to see anything positive at all in some situations, but we hear stories of people faced with life threatening illnesses, for example, who have realized that the threat has made them re-appraise their priorities and appreciate the life that they have.

It may be that in the beginning we can't see the greatest gifts that will come from a situation, but we can begin to look.

By the same token, there is great power to be gained by looking back on past painful experiences and circumstances where we have felt like the victim and finding the positive. We must give up feeling guilty about any part of our past. If we talk to anyone about our past we must learn to share the gifts and not the drama. We must learn to see the positive in every situation and only talk about the positive. This isn't something that comes naturally to most of us but we should work at it until it does become natural.

The larger the challenge, problem or disaster, the greater the potential for a powerful and life-changing gift. How powerful would it be if every time we were faced with what we would normally call a 'negative' experience, our immediate reaction would be one of excitement, even anticipation - because we know in our hearts that there is no such thing as a problem without a gift for us in its hands.

When we are in the throes of any sort of crisis we need to remember that it is only temporary - The Universe doesn't create a storm which lasts forever.

Just by changing this one belief regarding our perception of negative experiences we can literally change our lives. This has untold potential for increasing our level of happiness which shouldn't be overlooked.

About the Author

Julie Troup is an avid student of the law of attraction and the universal principles and is always searching for useful and practical ways to apply the wisdom.