This Too Shall Pass

I guess it helps sometimes to remember that whatever you are going through now is only temporary. It may be something that has lasted a long time already, and it may be that you see no way out any time soon. Maybe it's something you thought you had dealt with, but it's come back to haunt you. But I can tell you with confidence, with the surety born of my personal knowledge, that this too shall pass.

The huge problems and monumental crises that we have to suffer through and deal with are indeed only temporary, no matter how long they last. They seem bigger because we're closer to them. Getting some distance, whether in time or space, can certainly help. But know that whatever you're going through is not really as big as it feels in the greater context of the universe, and it is not as long-standing as it seems to be when your entire life is taken into consideration.

Remember that the pain, the frustration, the depression, the hurt are all transitory. You have the power to make them change, the power to transition them from experiences and feelings that bring you down to opportunities to lift you up.

To do that, you have to let yourself off the hook. No matter what part you played in the situation that you are now suffering the consequences of, you must realize that most of the aspects of it are beyond your control. Timing, circumstance, the past or future actions of others -- none of that is anything you can do much about.

All you can do is get a grip on yourself and resolve to stride confidently into the future no matter how you are feeling right now. Today might be really lousy, but it too shall pass.

Tomorrow may not be much better, but it too shall pass.

Look forward to a future day when things just hurt less because you've built up enough stamina to withstand whatever comes at you.

I dare to say to you "This too shall pass" because I know that it will. The only people confident enough to embrace whatever life brings are those who know that this too shall pass.

Every day is a new chance...and if I can do it, you can do it. If anyone, anywhere, has EVER done it, you can do it. So take what life throws at you, pull yourself through it, and keep reminding yourself that this too shall pass.

This too, shall pass.