“Life is beautiful.”
“Look for the good in everything.”
“Always look on the bright side of life.”
We have heard all the clichés, and they are repeated often because they are mostly true, but some days, they just don’t seem to work well enough to make things feel better (quite honestly, they probably make us feel worse).
Life is beautiful, but sometimes that can feel so hard to see. There is good in everything, but it may take a while to process that. The bright side of life is always there but where light falls, so does shadow, and that’s ok too. Maybe the extremes are needed to understand and navigate them both.
So, be gentle with your self-expectations through the tougher days. Seek support, practise self-care and self-compassion in the ways that work for you. Bad days end, just like good ones must. Being happy all the time is an unrealistic expectation of a world that doesn’t really exist. Tough days may come along and feel like they have moved in and set up camp inside your brain, but they will also inevitably move along, and better days will find you. Have courage. It’s ok to have a big cry on the floor, but then aim to stand back up. It’s ok to feel like the clouds are here to stay but try to look up and you may spot a break in the clouds where the sun is peeking through.
Sometimes life is hard; sometimes life is beautiful.
Quotation by Kate Bowler
