the beauty in it: this gave me a window of time to go outside and practice an hour of yoga. As the Dalai Lama once said: "Sometimes not getting what we want is an incredible stroke of luck". 4. If you're having trouble, remember Viktor's story -- if he can find beauty in a bowl of filthy water with a fish head in it, while being held captive in a concentration camp, surely you too can find beauty in your situation. 5. Take this approach to life in general. Expect beauty instead of ugliness and notice how you start to experience a happier and more beautiful life instead of a challenging, ugly one.