REACTIONS

This is a wonderful excerpt from Jane McWhorter's book "Now I Can Fly: Living Victoriously" on how we react to our problems determine how we deal with them:

The key to any problem lies in attitude. William James, a noted psychologist, observed: "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind." The writer of Proverbs proclaimed that truth centuries earlier when he penned: "As he thinks in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7).

We make our own emotions. A problem is neither good nor bad. Our reaction to that problem causes us either to become better or to totally destroy our usefulness. The same event  may crush one person and strengthen another.

Oddly enough, our physical systems work in direct proportion t our emotions. NASA has learned that nausea, sweating, and vomiting in space can be controlled in 75 percent of the cases by influencing the emotions through biofeedback and relaxation techniques. Since we make our own emotions - which, in turn, affect every aspect of daily living--we hold the key to living victoriously in the  midst of inevitable troubles. Search diligently for the key! With the help of God, we can all find our silver linings.

                             "Rocks in the road of life are not problems---they are simple challenges."