Was it a bad, terrible, just a nightmare day? Or maybe your whole life has already seemed like this for a long time, too far from the ideal you are striving for? It’s time to pause and remember all the good things that happened to you.
Every day when we wake up, we face new challenges. Every time we feel like we’re finally on to something, we suddenly lose control. Trying our best to keep it, we do not understand that it harms us, tears us apart. The more time we spend trying to catch up, the more we fall behind. The more we lose heart, the harder it is to see the way out.
There is always a way out. It’s just that sometimes it is not located where we expected, or it seems to us not so optimal. Often we do not know what is best for us. We spend too much effort to make our life perfect. It seems to us that we could achieve the goal if only we had «this», «and this», «and that». Too often we forget to look back and remember what path has been taken, who we have become.
But, in fact, who said that the life we strive for is so ideal and we will like it? What if one suits a measured existence in a big house with a neat lawn and a freshly painted fence, while others are born to fly? Yes, we are not able to sit still for too long and the mere thought of lack of freedom is painful for us, but what if this is normal? What if we are the only ones who really know what kind of life is ideal for us and how it should be lived?
But no, we look around and certainly find those who live the way we would like. Is this really how it is?
Yes, sometimes you want to give up, but on such days it is especially important to remember something good and cling to the memory.
Maybe it’s time to stop considering others as the embodiment of success? Maybe it’s time to rejoice at what we have, and not grieve over what we do not have, and become happy? You may not have experienced this feeling in a long time. Perhaps you were abandoned by the one you loved most in the world. Perhaps you spend all day thinking about what you did wrong and dreaming of getting everything back.
But this is life. Relationships end, favorite work ceases to bring pleasure, health fails. You can’t allow yourself to focus only on the bad: failure does not mean the end. Take it as an excuse to slow down and think about what you are doing with your life.
I am sure that everything in life happens for a reason, we just do not immediately understand it. It may seem that life is a terrible thing, but along with bad days, there are so many happy moments and great opportunities. They are just waiting for us to notice them.
Life is unpredictable, we do not know what awaits us on the way. But this does not mean that only bad things lie ahead. Even if it seems that there are more bad things in life than good things, try to remember the beautiful moments — to the best of your ability.
You will feel happy more than once and you will be sad more than once. Promise yourself that you will not let yourself fall into a whirlpool of pain and despondency. Yes, sometimes you want to give up, but on such days it is especially important to remember something good and cling to the memory. Life with all the steps, pokes and unpleasant surprises is still worth it to live it happily.
Source: Thought Catalog.