This Too Shall Pass

It’s a cliché, but that’s because it’s true. Nothing ever stays the same. Such is the nature of life. It’d be pretty boring if things never changed. But it’s hard to remember that change is the one constant of life, especially when you’re feeling bad.

When I’m feeling down I have to remind myself over and over again that this too shall pass. Because it’s very easy to forget when you’re not having a great time. The sun is always there, even at night, you just can’t see it right now. and so it is with feeling good, you always have the capacity, but sometimes you just can’t reach it right now. That doesn’t mean that you’ll never feel good again. The sun always returns.

I’ve once heard it said hat depression is the belief that nothing will ever change. I don’t remember who said this (or maybe I made it up myself, who knows), and it stuck with me because I know that it’s true. When I was in the deepest throes of depression, the thought that things might be different someday rarely occurred to me. I literally couldn’t imagine feeling different.

So I remind myself, constantly, that things change. They always do. It’s a guarantee of life that things change. And if you’re unhappy with how you’re feeling now, just remember that it’s temporary. It will be different. This too shall pass.