Turning Setbacks into Opportunities: Embracing Challenges as Blessings

in Hive Learners3 months ago (edited)

How easy is it for you to see your disappointments as a blessing instead of being Unlucky...

The one way to attract negativity is having negative thoughts, and it is the same as for positivity. This is why I try my best to make sure that I see my disappointments as a blessing instead of the way it may easily seem like. Similar to what I said earlier, a positive mindset attracts a positive experience.

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The universe has a way of sensing the frequency we resonate at, and in that way, we attract things that happen to us based on our frequency. It is good to be aware of the negative things that happen but yet, being positive in every situation you find yourself in might be the only tool you need to change things around. This is the way people should see life often if they want to live a life of gratitude and a life filled with positivity.

In my recent post here, I discussed the topic Learning the Hard Way: My First Drone Flights and Unexpected Challenges. The particular day I discussed may seem like a very unlucky day for me. Imagine, I even broke three propellers in one day while trying to learn how to fly my drone and balance it.

The time I found an expert that could fly it for me and also teach me what I could do on it, another propeller broke. It seemed so painful and filled with negative energy but I did my best not to let my mind be consumed by the situation of things and told myself all these are working for my good and yes, they are.

I was able to connect with the drone pilot expert on WhatsApp and LinkedIn; we are now more like acquaintances and definitely we have a possibility of building a stronger work relationship together. I will more often be involved in AI, and he is involved in the building and manufacturing of precision drones. Undoubtedly, I have established a connection. If I never had such a challenge with my drone, I would not have made such a connection that day.

In fact, I asked him to help me get the propellers and deliver them to me, which reduced the money I would be paying for delivery. If my propellers didn't break that day and broke on a different day, I would not have met someone who can help me transport it over, and eventually I would have paid a higher amount for delivery.

Yesterday is another story to tell also, I had one of the most frustrating days, and I told myself it was all for my good and I learned a lesson from it, when things are not working well at the moment, it is okay to retreat to fight again another day.

So what happened yesterday is that I was planning on making my first Vibes entry since the last two months plus that I have made an entry to Vibes. I already knew the song I was planning to play on my guitar but I kept making mistakes upon mistakes.

Then, when I finally got the video right, my system shut off and my work did not save. This happened like 3 hours after I started the recording. I had gone through many tries and deleted one to save space for another. Then I decided to start again and spend some more hours on my guitar. And when I finally got the one I wanted to settle for, my system went off again without saving what I recorded.

I tried recording again to see if I could do one last round without caring about my mistakes. That was when I was having some difficulties with my microphone. For no reason, it just didn't want to work. I was really tired and stressed out moving from one challenge to another and then I told myself I was not recording any longer.

I had spent over 12 hours on a position without eating anything all day. I had not even brushed or bathed till evening. I felt like a waste of time and not having a productive day but at the same time I was grateful that I was able to have the time in the first place and spoke to myself that it was all happening for my good. I chose to retreat and fight on another day.

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I stood up, cleared up my instrument and recording tool, cleaned my room properly and then decided to write a post for the day. I had to make sure I felt good after that, so I turned in to watch an Indian movie on Netflix, even though movie are not my thing. I just had to entertain myself and make sure I remained feeling good, positive, and of high spirit.

If it were you, what would you do in a scenario like this?

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 3 months ago  

Many times, I have found myself in this situations too and I just let go, watch a movie because I would utter something like, "well, it isn't my way yet. It's not for me. I can't kill myself" of course it doesn't stop me from trying again.
I always see every disappointment as a blessing, this I came to realise later in life when I saw how having bad thoughts could disrupt my mind and keep me stuck in not trying something.

"well, it isn't my way yet. It's not for me. I can't kill myself" of course it doesn't stop me from trying again.

Well, it not working at that moment does not mean it would not the next time. We just need to try again next time.

I always see every disappointment as a blessing, this I came to realise later in life when I saw how having bad thoughts could disrupt my mind and keep me stuck in not trying something.

This is one thing about our mind, our thoughts can change a lot of things about us. and the mood we set out thoughts de

There is always something good in every challes that we face. I ove the way you were able to recharge back and focus on things that are uplifting. Good idea bro, thanks for sharing.

thanks brother... It is good to always focus on the things we are most grateful for so that we can keep being uplifted.

Yeah bro, you are very correct about this

 3 months ago  

I would definitely have done the exact same thing you did. I could have even taken a longer retreat and not write a post gan sef.

You tried my bro 💪

You would have taken a longer retreat. Omoor, what I did was to channel the energy into writing the post. if at all I am going to lose, I cannot lose both ways.

 3 months ago  

I totally agree with that. And this is the approach I am trying to adopt lately.

When something pisses me off and I am angry I try to push all that energy into doing something productive instead of negative or just letting it bottle up inside of me.

 3 months ago  

Ooh sorry about that
I’m very emotional
If it happens to me, I’d be crying like a baby because I’ve been trying, it’s not working or the system shuts down, lol
It’s annoying
If it’s me, I will continue to try
I’m too tough to give up

yeah it is very annoying. the thing about keep trying is that you would get to your break point and you will not be able to do anything again. Like me, I channeled the energy to writing a post.