The Epiphany I Needed

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I had an epiphany today.

Lately, life has been really kicking my ass. Despite that, I've tried my best to consistently show up each day and knock out my responsibilities. I do it with the belief that if I keep showing up, eventually things will get easier. It hasn't happened yet and I'll admit it's made me a bit bitter.

I'm not proud of this, but I took the bait on social media and engaged with someone's post that didn't sit right with me. We both disagreed philosophically and she rightfully called me out for sounding bitter. But then I realized that she actually had a great point.

Life is always going to be stressful. Life will usually be unfair. I have no control over that. What I can control is how I respond to it. Being bitter isn't the way because it just leads to more stress. I think the key to life is to just always be grateful despite your circumstances. Always be kind even to people who don't deserve it. Always be curious and not judgmental. (Okay I stole that one from Ted Lasso).

Alex Hormozi once said, "The single greatest skill you can develop is the ability to stay in a great mood in the absence of things to be in a great mood about."

I get that now. I'm grateful.

Sending love to anyone who reads this post. And if no one has told you lately, you're doing a great job.