How to Keep Going During Tough Times!

You are more than your bad days, hun. You are more than your mistakes. You are more than that voice at the back of your head saying you won’t make it. You might be feeling pretty much upset today, and because some of the things didn’t go according to your plan, you started to feel that everything is falling apart and you can’t do anything about it.

Here is a few ways to keep you going when it gets tough:

1. Remember that tough times build character.

The moments that change you and the times that make you stronger are usually not the happy or easy ones. It’s only during hard or hopeless times that you get to know yourself better and discover your own strength and resilience. It’s these times that truly shape your character and make you grow.

2. Find your art.

Everyone has something they can get lost in — in a good way. If writing helps you, write. If drawing helps you, draw, if singing helps, sing your lungs out. I believe that each one us has an artist inside of them; an artist that only comes to life during sadness and grief and that artist usually saves their lives.

3. Trust that tough times don’t last forever.

I know this is so cliché, but it’s true. You can feel stuck and wonder if you will ever get through this or even get past this, but eventually, you will. Maybe in two weeks, two months or two years, but you will and you will thrive because of it.

4. Digest the pain in pieces.

Don’t swallow it. If you think about how terrible the situation is or how serious it is, you’ll overwhelm yourself and feel paralyzed. Instead, take it one step at a time; think of where you can start, which direction you will go and what is it that you can actually control in this situation and what you can leave up to fate.

Life is messy and love is messy. But despite the mess, life will give you exactly what you need if you let it. Don’t get so caught up in the bad that you don’t make space for the good. Don’t let one bad day drag you down.

One bad moment doesn’t mean a bad life. Just because you are crying today, doesn’t mean that you are going to feel this way for the rest of the month, or year. Feelings are like the moon. They change and move through phases. It’s okay to feel sad. Just as long as you know that sadness is a phase and that it is not permanent.

Don’t let negative thinking or anxiety plays against you. Don’t believe in them, just believe in yourself. You are one step closer to succeeding and you know what it takes for you to get there. Just hold on and keep going.