Stumbling blocks to stepping stones!

I'm sure there are times in all of our lives when things seem to get too tough to cope with. Recently, I've been feeling a little that way. It seems one problem just follows on from another.

But I know it will not last.- Anytime I sense these things coming on, I like to read some of Bruce Lee's words to his friends at his & their lowest times. I'd like to share one letter he wrote to a troubled friend:

"...I ask you, are you going to make your obstacles stepping stones to your dreams, or stumbling blocks because you let negativeness, worries, fear & so forth to take over you? Believe me, that in every big thing or achievement there are always obstacles, big or small, & the reaction one shows to such obstacles is what counts, not the obstacle itself. There is no such thing as defeat until you admit it to yourself!"
"... sure my back injury screwed me up for a year but with every advesity comes a blessing because a shock acts as a reminder to oneself that we must not get stale in routine. Look at a rainstorm; after its departure everything grows!"
"...one who is possessed by worry not only lacks the poise to solve his own problems, but by his nervousness & irritability creates additional problems to those around him."

I know that these words have helped me greatly in the past & I hope they can do similar for others.