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Use a mirror in difficult times:

You will see both cause and resolution.

When faced with adversity, you must ask whether you have done anything to bring  misfortune upon yourself. If the present difficulties are the unforeseen outcome of  events that you yourself set in motion, then it is necessary both to learn from your  mistakes and to search for any possible way to correct them.

If the difficulties are  due to character flaws, then the situation should be resolved, and the basic fault  must afterwards be eradicated.

The wonderful part of all this is that the resources for resolving our problems  are also within us. When we watch athletes in competition and they outperform  even their own high standards, we often say that they reached deep down and were  able to give something extraordinary.

When we are in the midst of our own confrontations, we must be the same way. We need to reach deep within and use the  utmost of our abilities to overcome our obstacles. This is one manifestation of our  continuing efforts at self-development.

When confronted with problems, we have all the more power to respond. When  we triumph, we have even more confidence and facility to handle future problems.

Therefore, meet life heads-on. Maintain your self-cultivation, move forth to confront  difficulties, and accumulate the momentum that success will give you.