My approach to life,
love,
laughter,
and loss
rests on one word.
My approach to life,
love,
laughter,
and loss
rests on one word.
and.
and.
Life is a series of one and after another.
Joy and Sorrow.
Loss and Gain.
Laughter and Tears.
Success and Failure.
Stress and Ease.
Certainty and Mystery.
Most of us try to cancel out the struggle with what is good in our lives.
I am struggling, but I have so much to be thankful for.
I feel anxious, but I have a successful career.
I feel depressed, but I have a good life.
The underlying message is always the same:
I should not be struggling.
Embracing the and.
Exchange the word but for the word and.
I am struggling and I have so much to be grateful for.
I feel anxious and I have a successful career.
I feel depressed and I have a good life.
Life is not the absence of struggle. Life is the beauty and the struggle.
And gives you permission to struggle and be grateful.
And allows you to be strong and ask for support.
And will offer you a more whole and satisfying life.