{"id":3927,"date":"2019-03-05T19:49:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T19:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/?p=3927"},"modified":"2019-03-06T13:04:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T13:04:59","slug":"how-make-lifes-problems-serve-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/how-make-lifes-problems-serve-well\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Life&#8217;s Problems Serve Us Well"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Life-Problems-Serve-Us-Well.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3943\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Life-Problems-Serve-Us-Well.jpg\" alt=\"Life problems can serve us well\" width=\"1300\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Life-Problems-Serve-Us-Well.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Life-Problems-Serve-Us-Well-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Life-Problems-Serve-Us-Well-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Life-Problems-Serve-Us-Well-1024x598.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Prefer to listen?<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/davidwithington\/embed\/episodes\/How-to-Make-Lifes-Problems-Serve-Us-Well-e3cs69\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nListen &amp; Subscribe in <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/davidwithington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Anchor<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/davidwithington-com\/id1365119702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3pqSjKsATP4eFOf04u5zvN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A few days ago, I experienced a technical near-disaster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">My website went down.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Gone!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Not there!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Disappeared!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Hosting Company were of no help. They didn\u2019t even respond to my support ticket nor return my phone call.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Help!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3932\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/website-down.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3932\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/website-down.jpg\" alt=\"My website was down\" width=\"500\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/website-down.jpg 771w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/website-down-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/website-down-768x358.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My website was down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Problems Teach us Valuable Stuff<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But in the process of trying to get the website restored, I learned lots about Domain Name Servers &#8211; or &#8220;DNS&#8221;. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">So much more than I\u2019d known before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Eventually, I figured out where the source of the problem lay, got it sorted, and hit the sack at 2 am.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Learn it &#8211; Write About it<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The following morning, I penned this in my journal &#8211; and then shared it on Facebook and Twitter:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u201cEvery problem presents a wonderful opportunity to learn something.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3935\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Problem-Opportunity-Quote.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3935\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Problem-Opportunity-Quote.jpg\" alt=\"I shared it on social media\" width=\"600\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Problem-Opportunity-Quote.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Problem-Opportunity-Quote-300x109.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I shared it on social media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Problems Present Wonderful Opportunities<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Every problem presents a wonderful opportunity to learn something.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Sounds good &#8211; but what\u2019s that got to do with life serving us well, David?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">How Some Old Americans Helped Me Experience a Better Life<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">I read a great book called <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EPu1OJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Why David? Are you starting to think deep nowadays?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Well&#8230; Quite simply&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">I love to learn from people who have lived a great life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">To catch hold of some of their life-lessons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">To benefit from their wisdom.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;So what&#8217;s the book about, David?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=dwblog-21&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=GB&amp;placement=0452298482&amp;asins=0452298482&amp;linkId=9d46e5e1da316e26dae0c70e6b308ce7&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If I can sum it up in one sentence, it&#8217;s about learning to live life well&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;And what made you decide to buy that particular book?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Well, quite simply because I received an email with a few ideas for living a good life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Yup, a simple email.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3937\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/email-1975010_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3937 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/email-1975010_640.png\" alt=\"The life wisdom arrived in a simple email\" width=\"640\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/email-1975010_640.png 640w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/email-1975010_640-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The life wisdom arrived in a simple email<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And when I discovered where those life-lessons had come from, I decided to buy and read the book.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Wise Email<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Anyway, here are those 6 pieces of life-wisdom which were in that email. See what you think of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">In his book &#8220;30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans.&#8221;, Karl Pillemer interviewed nearly 1500 people age 70 to 100+ and asked them what life lessons they would pass on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">Here&#8217;s how they responded:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">1. &#8220;Always remember, life is short.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">2. Career advice? &#8220;Do something you enjoy&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">3. Healthy living? &#8220;Treat your body like you\u2019re going to need it for 100 years.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">4. Biggest regret? &#8220;Worrying about things out of my control.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">5. Happiness? &#8220;Don\u2019t make your happiness contingent on the things that you have or don&#8217;t have. Be happy in spite of bad times.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">And the one piece of advice they were more adamant about than any other? More adamant about than lessons regarding marriage, children and happiness?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">&#8220;Do not stay in a job you dislike.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sounds like pretty sound advice to me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Ancient Wisdom?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Now those 6 life-lessons were distilled from some people who <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Had almost lived out the whole of their lives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Had experienced a huge amount of life and the problems which life throws at us.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Were willing to share their experience and wisdom with others like you and me.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3940\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Wise-Aged-Man.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3940\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Wise-Aged-Man.jpg\" alt=\"People shared their life wisdom\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Wise-Aged-Man.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Wise-Aged-Man-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Wise-Aged-Man-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People shared their life wisdom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">So now, let me ask&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What life-lessons and wisdom can <em>you<\/em> share from your life?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">How will you share it? Email? Social media? A text message?<\/span><\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdavidwithington.com%2Fhow-make-lifes-problems-serve-well%2F&#038;text=How%20to%20make%20life%27s%20problems%20serve%20you%20well.%20%23life%20%23Problems%20%23problemSolving%20%23Wisdom%20&#038;via=thabacus&#038;related=thabacus' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to make life&#039;s problems serve you well. #life #Problems #problemSolving #Wisdom  <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdavidwithington.com%2Fhow-make-lifes-problems-serve-well%2F&#038;text=How%20to%20make%20life%27s%20problems%20serve%20you%20well.%20%23life%20%23Problems%20%23problemSolving%20%23Wisdom%20&#038;via=thabacus&#038;related=thabacus' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Share Your Wisdom<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">OK. Let\u2019s do this&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Let&#8217;s start off with writing an encouragement in the comments box below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And before the age-related jokes commence&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Yes, we can learn a lot from older folks&#8230; and feel very young in comparison at the same time!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But listen&#8230; whatever age you are, <em>you<\/em> have some valuable life-lessons to share. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Don\u2019t waste them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Share something in the comments box now. Who knows whose life you\u2019ll impact?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But hopefully, <em>you&#8217;ll<\/em> never have any problems with <em>your<\/em> website&#8217;s DNS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=dwblog-21&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=GB&amp;placement=0452298482&amp;asins=0452298482&amp;linkId=9d46e5e1da316e26dae0c70e6b308ce7&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdavidwithington.com%2Fhow-make-lifes-problems-serve-well%2F&#038;text=What%20can%20you%20do%20when%20life%20throws%20a%20wobbler%3F%20Here%27s%20how%20one%20person%20made%20the%20best%20from%20it.%20%23life%20%23Problems%20%23problemSolving%20%23Wisdom%20&#038;via=thabacus&#038;related=thabacus' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What can you do when life throws a wobbler? Here&#039;s how one person made the best from it. #life #Problems #problemSolving #Wisdom  <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdavidwithington.com%2Fhow-make-lifes-problems-serve-well%2F&#038;text=What%20can%20you%20do%20when%20life%20throws%20a%20wobbler%3F%20Here%27s%20how%20one%20person%20made%20the%20best%20from%20it.%20%23life%20%23Problems%20%23problemSolving%20%23Wisdom%20&#038;via=thabacus&#038;related=thabacus' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Now listen on the podcast<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/davidwithington\/embed\/episodes\/How-to-Make-Lifes-Problems-Serve-Us-Well-e3cs69\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nListen &amp; Subscribe in <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/davidwithington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Anchor<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/davidwithington-com\/id1365119702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3pqSjKsATP4eFOf04u5zvN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Prefer to listen? 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