Problem or inconvenience?

If you read this blog or if you know my family, you know Travis had an accident in December that destroyed his car. He has lots of financial set backs due to the accident. Fortunately, neither he nor his passenger were seriously hurt. I have told him, and I believe he really gets it, that these are inconveniences not problems. There is an old movie I saw one time in which an older man tells a young man "know what's wrong with you? You don't know the difference between a problem and an inconvenience". I think of this often when I am reacting to an inconvenience as though it were a problem. Had Travis or Adam been seriously injured or disabled in the accident - that would have been a real problem. Money trouble is an inconvenience. We just forget that when we get caught up in our society's idea that money defines us.

Just a little mental trick I use to help me gain perspective when I need it most.

What are some of your tricks?