Don't you think the problems in our lives are just distractions???

I have a feeling that it matters a lot how we face obstacles which may seem to be problems. During the course of a single day, thousands of thoughts flow through our minds. Some of them give us life as they build us up, while others tears us down and steal our hope. No matter the situation. Fix your thoughts in something that is true and right. You'll start seeing life from utterly different perspective.

i agree with you, guilleglad. alot of our problems are actually distractions that draws us away in our search for happiness and joy. for example, i have seen a family at a restaurant quite some time ago. they came in happy and found a table to sit and ordered their food. in the midst of their conversation, dont know what happened. i guessed perhaps a family member said something that upset the head of the family. his face dropped to ash grey and he put on a real sour face and was silent. every one can see that but he was too upset or annoyed to see it. a family's happy outing was robbed of its precious joy and laughter.the family ate quitely and left quitely following the angry man home. i reflect on it and said well it could be a petty thing said without malice and yet the head of the family took offence. there were many instances in our lives and those which we witnessed in our every day life with our friends, office and communities. dont let such trival things affects our meaningful and beautiful relationships.

What you said is so true. Our problems are really nothing when you compare them to the problems of others. Think about any problem that you've had recently and compare it with the plight of the poor people in Haiti. So often, when I think back on things that I thought were such huge problems, they really were nothing. I try not to think of things as problems any more. Everything does have a solution and many times things just take care of themselves. All of our worry is usually for nothing.

yes your right, problems are only but just a distraction. sometimes it will make us stop from thinking positively. thats why some says of not to entertain your problem nd just ignore it and it will just go though we cant help it. every people have their own problem and i guess as long as we live we will going to face more problem ahead of us. what matte is to be strong and have faith on ourselves.

I disagree. The problems in our lives -- having to make a living, carrying on your side of a relationship, or illness, for instance -- won't go away because we ignore them or stop caring. If you don't bother to work or give your job some time and energy, you'll be looking for another one soon, and you won't be able to pay for fun stuff like rent and internet. If you blow off your gf/bf's unhappiness, you will soon find yourself alone. Illness may sometimes fade away, but the negative side effects of bad habits or repeated illness accumulate, thus cutting into your potential happiness in the future. While it is good to be able to put your emotions aside and think clearly, a 'I don't care' attitude is likely to collect even more difficulties in the future.