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It’s OK To Just Get Through
Better times will come
Life is not always fun, or easy. We all need contrasts in our lives to highlight and make sense of our range of experiences.
I’ve heard many sportspeople talk about how performance is improved by keeping an even keel — don’t get carried away with the highs (and risk over-confidence) and don’t get too weighed down by the lows (and lose the willingness to try again).
Life is not sport. There are crossovers, but they are different beasts. So, actually, you can pick an even better way.
Do get high with the highs. Extract every drop of joy you can from life. When it’s going well, call it, own it, celebrate it. And try not to let the lows weigh heavy at all. Learn lessons at a later time, sure, but for now, it’s OK to just get through.
