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Overcoming Discouragement
Dean Forrest was 33 years and had five children when the accident occurred. He later became my father-in-law.

In 1963, Dean has been involved in a very serious accident at work involving liquid ammonia. He saved two of his colleagues, but was badly burned. He spent the next two years and out of the hospital and contracted pneumonia 18 times.

Finally, in 1965, he was told to move to a drier climate, but the doctor told my mother to come to the right to be prepared. He said that Dean would last about six months, maybe a year or more.

In 1965, the family moved to Columbus, Ohio in Roswell, New Mexico - Dean, his wife Nancy and five children, aged twelve and under. He had lost his job and his income. He had lost his house. His insurance was canceled. The company has worked for Borden's Ice Cream, has agreed to pay all related medical costs. However, the compensation, they decided to give Dean was $ 200 less per month, and they never increased.

He had lost 70% of his lung capacity and has been banned for life so dear! But he had a determined mood and said: "God will not let me die, I need to raise the five children." It has risen five children, and in fact had two more "The doctors have given Dean an additional six months to live. God has given him 42 years more!

These 42 years were not easy. Meanwhile, he earned more than 60 times the pneumonia. He had a heart attack. He broke some bones in an accident. And, of course, he has faced all commands other disease that treats everyone with from time to time.

When most men have abandoned and left, he never did. And the remarkable thing is that Dean has never moaned and complained and wanted people to feel sorry for him. Instead, over time, he gradually increased his physical strength and supported his family the best he could.

Against all odds against him, and despite the temptation to give up and leave, many will say that he was entitled to do, he did not quit or give up.

For many years, I used to say that if someone complains about the way things are difficult in their lives, they should go talk to my father-in-law. It was certainly an excellent example of not complaining, but finding a way to move forward despite the obstacles.

Dean has just refused to complain. And each time I visited him, he surprised me. He once told me: "You know, I think they are running out of ways to kill me." Several months before his death, he said: "You know, all things considered, I had a good life. " Dean has chosen to live life.

We are all discouraged from time to time. Things are just not right, we feel like we've tried and tried again and we do not see a breakthrough, and we get discouraged. And when you feel discouraged, it is very, very easy to complain.

The biggest key I know that in overcoming discouragement is to stop complaining. Now, I know it can be difficult in these difficult times, but have you ever considered that complaining is a total loss of your precious time? He will never change your situation. Complaining keeps you where you are.

What you focus on what you attract into your life. This truth has been written about for centuries. This is the way the Creator designed our brains to function. A number of different names to describe it. But whatever you decide to call it, do not ignore it!

When someone complains, they focus their thoughts and attention that they either dislike or do not want in their lives. In doing so, they can often get the sympathy of others. But how the sympathy of others to help change your situation? It does not! So stop throwing a pity party "!"

Have you ever noticed that for people who complain all the time, circumstances and situations ever.