The first thing to do is to just to realize that such is life. You WILL have cycles of highs and lows. And there’s nothing inherently wrong with that. It’s just how it is.
The second thing to realize in relation to that is that it happens to everyone. Nobody is immune to it. Everybody experiences it, even if they don’t necessarily show it.
The third thing, and probably the most important point to get down is that it happens for good reason. We need the fluctuation. It helps prepare us to weather and learn from the future highs and lows that we will inevitably experience so we can understand how to get back to our equilibrium quicker.
The first low of any kind always feels the worse. The first time you get laid off, the first time you get your heart truly broken, the first time you utterly fail at a particular goal – it hurts bad.
Really bad.
But we inevitably learn how to get back to our equilibrium in time, even if we feels like we never will.We slowly pull ourselves up with our own strength. We get help from those around us. We learn and devise our own tactics and techniques to help get us back to equilibrium that we can later use in the event we find ourselves in a similar situation in the future.
The first time a person gets really depressed, it’s a big shock to their system. It’s a big low time in their lives. But they inevitably climb out of the pit with the help of deep introspection and reflection, meditation, physical exercise, proper nutrition, a helping hand and a listening ear from partners, friends and families, etc., and with all those tactics and techniques, they subsequently get back on their feet.
They’re stronger for it in the end and more importantly, they know what needs to be done to get back to their equilibrium quicker in the event that kind of low time happens again.
Now we come to the opposite end of the scale – the highs.
First off, enjoy the highs of life. Just enjoy it. Relax in the moment. Relish it for all its worth.And second and most importantly, don’t get too comfortable.
“The most dangerous moment comes with victory.” And it makes perfect sense when you think about it.”Napoleon Bonaparte
Plans have potential to change with a blow of the wind. Life is uncertain. There are those who fear that they won’t find their true purpose and happiness so they settle for the next best thing. These people live content lives, and they often find themselves filling the void in one way or another. Their lives aren’t disappointing by any means; they just aren’t living to their fullest potential.
The happiest people in this world are those who have earned their happiness. You have to be willing to take a risk. You have to be willing to see the darkness before the dawn.You can’t learn to ride without your training wheels without falling down a few times. There is no doubt that you will have your heartbroken a hundred times after the first. You must experience and recognize the feelings of rejection, heartbreak, confusion, and loss to fully understand, appreciate and hold on to the feelings of true happiness.
We can’t expect a quick fix when it comes to love and happiness. You can’t understand happiness without understanding pain. It is a process, but the journey of finding it makes us recognize how truly beautiful the end result is.
I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.Drew Barrymore
Stories hold conflict and contrast, highs and lows, life and death, and the human struggle and all kinds of things.David Lynch
Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.Dag Hammarskjold
There are those who fear that they won’t find their true purpose and happiness so they settle for the next best thing. These people live content lives, and they often find themselves filling the void in one way or another. Their lives aren’t disappointing by any means; they just aren’t living to their fullest potential.
The happiest people in this world are those who have earned their happiness. You have to be willing to take a risk. You have to be willing to see the darkness before the dawn.You can’t learn to ride without your training wheels without falling down a few times. There is no doubt that you will have your heartbroken a hundred times after the first. You must experience and recognize the feelings of rejection, heartbreak, confusion, and loss to fully understand, appreciate and hold on to the feelings of true happiness.
We can’t expect a quick fix when it comes to love and happiness. You can’t understand happiness without understanding pain. It is a process, but the journey of finding it makes us recognize how truly beautiful the end result is.
I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.Drew Barrymore
Stories hold conflict and contrast, highs and lows, life and death, and the human struggle and all kinds of things.David Lynch
Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.Dag Hammarskjold
Hiya Tweenie.. I must say that this is a very ghen ghenLy Apt post.. and of all the lines above yeah.. This line got me the most was line that Went:
ReplyDelete"You can’t understand happiness without understanding pain."
baby mi, truth is many atimes yeah.. Life's events just literally sucks the life out of us.. Taking us to the lowest of lows and makes it seem like our spirits are drowning deep within our bodies.. But yesterday.. as i went through an almost similar situation.. I found out that the answer to our Depressing moments comes from deep within us.. They come from a conscious decision to think... Hence to step outta that room called depression, all we have to do is decide to.. This post is so apt as it came at the most perfect time.. hehehe As i read it yeah.. I literally felt like you were talking to me.. **winks... Thank you for this Ritah.. You go Gurrlll... You Rock.. How are you Bubba?!