{"id":35384,"date":"2015-10-22T17:18:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T21:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=35384"},"modified":"2015-10-22T17:18:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T21:18:31","slug":"what-to-do-when-life-doesnt-go-your-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/pt-pt\/journal\/what-to-do-when-life-doesnt-go-your-way\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do When Life Doesn’t Go Your Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s face it. Sometimes life sucks, I mean really sucks.<\/p>\n

There are varying levels of suckiness. Anything from waiting in the line at the DMV for three hours only to find you don’t have the right documentation with you, to sitting in traffic, to stubbing your toe, to more serious and unfortunate problems like losing a job or the death of a loved one.<\/p>\n

At these moments of sadness, despair, and confusion, we always want to do something, to take action. To change what happened or change what could be. But we often can\u2019t change what happened and are often too distraught to think clearly about how to change the future. So the first thing we need to do is regain our balance.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, I started using a simple habit of my own, combining a simple meditative breathing exercise<\/a> and a bit of positive psychology to help me regain, if even of for a moment, a sense of clarity. Here are the steps I take:<\/p>\n

Breathe in the Bliss<\/h3>\n