 Divine help too
Along with all of the great advice here, I find it helps to ask for Divine help too. Whatever works with your belief system. It's the easiest thing to forget to do but can be the miraculous assistance that you might need.
The five year thing is too far for my brain, but I do well visualizing sort of a bridge to the other side of what I'm dreading. Maybe it just keeps me from staring at the endured thing...which just makes it feel bigger.
Finding simple daily pleasures and lots of em helps me. Baby steps, I suppose. After all, that's what a day is made up of, right? The small events in your day, when really tended to with heart, will keep you in that Now that Andy talks about. It improves the moment and the time will actually seem to go quicker when you're present.
Sending blessings your way, hope it helps.
Pam |