What have you done when "life" is hard?

Question

Thank you for all your answers. I don't know of anyone who doesn't have hard things to deal with. Your answers were interesting and appreciated. If we all could realize what is going on in the head of someone who, for example, runs screaming out of the house, it would maybe give us a way to say "I understand" and lend an understanding hand.

Answer 1

when you get lemons, make lemonade. In other words, I accept what I can't change, and make the most of what I have. I think about people who have it much worse than me, then, I realize that things aren't so bad for me after all.

Answer 2

I have:
sobbed uncontollably in the privacy of the bathroom
paced the floors all night
prayed until I thought I'd lose my mind
picked fights with my family
took off running until I couldn't breathe
called friends
sat up all night smoking and drinking coffee
compulsively cleaned
screamed at the sky
gotten drunk
have gone into uncontrollable giggle fits
had panic attacks.
stayed up all night composing letters that sound unreal after resting
taken long rides in the car
watched my kids sleep
awakened my kids up in the middle of the night just to see them animated
turned up the music so loud that I couldn't hear my own thoughts
And through each episode came out the other side okay and learned the lesson that needed to be learned.

Answer 3

When life is hard. Help & serve others lovingly. It works and It takes away the miseries of ur own life.

If its done with the contention of removing ur miseries, it doesnot work.

Answer 4

when life is hard i shop(retail therapy), i call my good friend to ask for advice,i clean and re organize, i excercise(highly recommended), i listen to music(inspirtational, something with a nice beat), i watch movies, i eat, i get a new hairstyle, i cry(its very good for cleansing the soul), and i try to laugh....

Answer 5

Smile, its infectious...