TODAY’S POLL

LAST POLL RESULTS

45.5% of you voted I handle them much better now in yesterday’s poll: How has your approach to handling difficult situations changed over time?

“Which is unusual for me.”

“I’m better equipped now with life lessons and maturity.”

“OLDER AND WISER.”

“I just get less stressed with age. I realize most things are out of my control.”

“It has come with age not to let things I have no control over upset me so much.”

“Age and wisdom.”

“With age CAN come wisdom. Throughout the years, I have studied philosophy and Stoicism; I have learned and applied it to my life, and I feel in control of my emotions. I’m still learning, but I don’t get stressed out.”

“‘Whatever befalls you is the result of what your own hands have earned…’ (Qur’an 42:30). Then it is the karmic due of the one through whom it came — they won’t get away with it; they will reap what they have sown. Or, ‘I will repay’ (Hebrews 10:30). Amen?”

“When you’ve lived more years than you’ve got left, you start thinking differently about life. Don’t sweat the small stuff, and most of it is small.”

“As you get older, you learn to differentiate between what is important and what is not. It applies to work, relationships, etc. It takes an immense amount of contemplation and effort to realize, but it is worth it.”

“As I have gotten older, I handle difficult situations differently today than I did in my younger days. Now it’s no big deal, and I’ll work through it.”

“I now know that difficulty does not make it impossible. I can relax and think before acting.”

“Take a beat.”

“With time, you become more self-aware, mature, and wise, so you can better handle disagreements and tough situations — unless, of course, you’re our president.”

“Maturity tempers rash reactions. Try acting like an adult (not a politician)!”

“A soundbite doesn’t fix a situation. In most instances, it prolongs it. I now look for permanent solutions rather than a quick fix for short-term situations.”

“Each challenging situation that I’ve overcome has made the next easier to cope with. You can only know what you can get through by going through it!”

“Once you get old enough, you realize you’ve survived this — or worse — before, and it becomes just another issue to deal with.”

“It’s harder to handle things as I used to, since I’m now overwhelmed with being a 24/7 caregiver. There’s no help for people who aren’t super poor — just trying to get by.”

“Between health issues, caring for my autistic son and young dog, and life in general, I’ve learned that things are going to happen — and most of the time they’re out of my hands. Fretting over it won’t make it better, so I might as well deal with it and move on. I already have a shortened lifeline; I don’t want to shorten it any further with stress or worry.”

“The energy just isn’t there anymore. More apathy.”

“I have more anxiety, but also more experience, so I do handle things somewhat better.”

“Mostly, I handle tough situations better — particularly at work, with skills gained over decades. Emotionally tough personal situations — I still tend to be an avoider.”

“I am much more calm. I take time to think through a situation and not respond immediately.”

“Growth is important to me, and with growth, I find that I become wiser to the world around me. In difficult situations, I feel more confident approaching and diffusing them in a calm manner.”

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