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Use a mirror in difficult times:
You will see both cause and resolution.

When faced with adversary, 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 down deep 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 head on.  Maintain your self-cultivation, move forth to confront difficulties, and accumulate the momentum that success with give you.

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