My husband and I are currently helping a friend with a book project. It is a big project, and all the ups and downs in life are sidetracking him from what he wants to accomplish. He is struggling with keeping his eyes on the prize. 
One thing is true: Focusing on the future can be either uplifting or depressing. It depends on the attitude you take. Unfortunately, my friend was slowly slipping from feeling uplifted about his project to only seeing the uncertainty and lack of direction.
Setting intentions to focus on the blessings in life moves us beyond frustrations.
I told my friend to stop worrying about the popularity of his project. Instead, try focusing on the good his project will bring to others. In other words, keeping eyes on the prize! After all, don’t we do things with the thought of helping ourselves and/or helping others?
I, too, deal with frustrations and setbacks — especially when I have expectations of things going a certain way. It is then that I realize I need to go back to my spiritual practices of expressing gratitude and thanksgiving for good currently in my life.
Every night when I go to bed, I thank God, the Universe, Spirit for all the good things that happened to me that day. As a result, I frequently fall into a peaceful sleep during this practice.
It helps to take time every day to be thankful for simple things, like watching the flowers bloom, seeing the birds feed their young, walking beside a river or nature trail. We can find so much to be grateful for that we forget worrying about what might happen or what should happen!
When we are in the middle of challenging times, it can be difficult to see the good things in life. But, having some extra help from someone who understands can move us peacefully through the difficulties.
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