As the Ahl al-bayt (as) have said: 'one hour's reflection is worth seventy years of worship', it is good to get into the practice of reflection: to reflect upon the phenomenon of existence first and foremost, and to strip away all concepts of yourself, your social situation, and just get right back to the fundamentals of you as a human being. What is a human being? What is this planet that has been created in this universe? What is that which has created all of this? What is consciousness and awareness?

There is a part of you that is 'other' than the you who you are in your social and political context. This part of you is detached from all of that, so frequent connection to the part of you that transcends the social and historical you can connect you to who you really are. Frequent reflection on who you really are is a good place to start.

Also, when it comes to challenges in life: reflect upon how you think and thought patterns that you have that may affect how you deal with those challenges.

Also, prepare from now for your journey to the next world. What do you want to do with this opportunity of life that you have been given before you leave? How will you prepare for death?

I hope this helps.