Some challenges feel so bad it’s hard to imagine you’ll ever recover. That’s when it’s most important not to deny or stuff your anguish. Feeling your feelings is a central part of moving through hardships. But even at the lowest point, you can remind yourself that upsides always follow downsides. There’s often a lag between the hardship and your ability to perceive the benefit, but just know that, no matter how bad things seem in any particular moment, nothing exists without it’s opposite. The pain eventually turns into…
Gratitude.
Steve and Jarl
This is true. I have found that I can take the darkest cloud or issue and by viewing it upside down and inside out I can discover a way to make it a positive. It is a matter of attitude.
And your attitude about life proves that you’re really good at it!
And it’s true you do make it positive with your attitude! I can vouch for you, Ray!