Honor your problems. Don’t love them, just honor them.
I am sure you know people who love their problems. Since they have no dreams to cherish, they would be lonesome without problems to wallow in. They would be permanently speechless if they didn’t have problems to talk about.
I once did a tape for close friends on “problems,” and I remember that one thing I said was, “Don’t tell me your problem. When you do, you put it in two heads instead of one and thereby double its power.”
I know that statement is funny, but it also has truth in it. We are all a part of many group consciousnesses (America, Chattanooga, our family, church, workplace, etc.), and when we talk about problems, we add them to the consciousness of each group. When any group gets loaded down with a problem consciousness, it becomes overwhelmed and powerless.
So it’s great to laugh about your problems. Every problem has an angle that is humorous. Keep thinking about it until you see the humor, and when you do, you will pull out its stinger.