So with everything in the news, I’m sure you’ve heard some devastating news and superficial things that make you upset with the society we live in. Even bringing old memories back that make you want to forget everything and start over. Sometimes, even for a split second, you start losing hope for humanity.

But when we focus on the bad, we start forgetting about the good. It’s a reflex we can’t help, psychologically, bad things are much more memorable than the things that go well. So much so, that we would rather get rid of all our memories together, including our good ones just to rid of the bad.

Although, we also forget that good happens all around us. All the time. When someone dies, people get together to support one another. With police brutality, there are people who call those out those that aren’t doing what is right. And with terrorist's attack, we show our love and support no matter how large or small those groups are.

Within that, the sole fact that you are reading this article right now means you found a reason to keep going in life. Something is worth living for; the world isn’t as bad as you feel in the moment. Whether it’s depression, anxiety, trauma or just what you consider an average life, you’ve come this far. From those moments of pure pain and hurt, you survived. You’ve fought your way through the worst demons you can go through and you’re still here. And if you’re going through that now, you’re not alone.

Everyone has troubles. We ignore the fact because we focus on ourselves. And that’s not a bad thing. It’s a human thing.

So this holiday, try to remember the little good things in life. Take those and replace the bad because who cares if bad things happen. We can move past it and keep going because in life, it’s what you need to do to survive. And bad things just happen, it’s we haven’t before and sometimes it’s not what we think or know we deserve. But those around you will always recognize how strong you are because you get through it. And you’re a lot stronger than you think. It’s also a better way to live with thinking about the good in the world rather than just bad.

Again, nothing bad should be ignored. We take that in as an inspiration to move past current struggles to a future we have yet to see. We’ve done it before and we can continue to do so.

Love and let love live in a world where we fight for the good in our life, rather than have the bad tear us down. Live for hope that we’re all able to do the better for others and ourselves. Don’t just survive but fight back, because it’s more imperative to do than to hide. And stay, because you are more important for the world. Not because the world needs you, but the people who matter do.