A personal awakening comes from a mixture of timing, responsiveness, good and bad luck. Luck is the reside of thinking about what has positively happened to you. Try to feel good all the time. Smile, it actually feels good, but it may scare the person who you are smiling at. Personal control of life is paramount to external expectations by others.
Mental strength is really a matter of mental health.
The blind person sees more with their mind because they have to use their imagination. Closing your eyes to make your fingers feel is like trying to feel your heart beat, it take concentration. The ultimate life accomplishment is to love others more than yourself. My existence is a dream that waits to become my reality. Shifts of efforts is a sign that life has been rekindled.