Navigating Life’s Rollercoaster with a Wink and a Nudge

If you had the option of allowing sadness to fill your heart or pursuing pleasure, which would you choose?

Happiness is like a sunbeam; it brightens your day but ultimately vanishes. Enjoy it while it lasts, since melancholy always seems to linger, like an unwelcome guest who refuses to depart. Who would voluntarily embrace anger? It tends to stick around, causing us to cancel plans and lose out on fun moments with friends. Instead, we find ourselves sitting at the window, staring out at the world, lost in our thoughts.

Joy is an infrequent visitor. We all hope she could remain longer, but it appears that she has other commitments. Grief follows closely after her, always ready to set up camp. When Grief knocks, I tell her to come in for a time. Don’t run away. Do not attempt to avoid her or divert yourself. She’s not the monster in the closet. Please welcome her. Recognise that she is not here to stay indefinitely.

Grief is Joy’s misunderstood sibling. Think of her like the moon’s hidden side, out of sight but yet a part of the total. She’s here with a purpose: to show you that there is beauty in your life, even in the middle of grief. She understands you’ve had a difficult time and that some of the injuries weren’t your fault. She understands you inside and out, maybe better than Joy ever did. Despite the fact that her visits are uncomfortable, she helps you put yourself back together. She is there to lead you back to Joy.

Grief loves you as much as Joy does. Perhaps she wears a different outfit or arrives at an inconvenient hour, but she’s family. She continues returning because she has not found her rightful place in your heart yet. When you sit down with her, she will bring up memories that you would rather forget. She brings up the difficult issues because confronting them is the only way to fully move forward. There is so much hope and so much to learn. Allow her to assist you in reassembling the components. Her stories will eventually run out, and she will visit less frequently. She could stop by again and then, possibly tagging along with Joy, but only to check in from afar.

You could get a glimpse of her via a train window or amid the crowd on a crowded street. Her presence will be familiar, but that’s all. You’ve grown so much that you don’t need her as frequently. Remember that your sadness represents a part of you that loves more profoundly than words can explain. She is eager to see you become the finest version of yourself, and trust me, she is rooting you on.

Take care.

One Day At A Time Girl One Day. Just accept what life is throwing at you. Stop categorising things as good or bad.

Listening to your heart while making choices can mean different things to different people. For some, it means tapping into their emotions and intuition to guide their decision-making process. For others, it means connecting with a higher power or spiritual force to seek guidance and clarity.