"It's just a bad day, not a bad life", what a great quote right? It gives you hope. Hope that things will go better, plans won't get ruined, errands will get done. Maybe you got caught in traffic, maybe you spilled your coffee, maybe you were late to a really important meeting, or maybe you didn't get that letter that you've been waiting on.
When I was little, my Grandma would always kiss my forehead when I cried and say that quote to me; whether I was crying because my sister took my toy, or I fell off my bike and scraped my knee. I never really understood what she meant until I got older and those scraped knees turned into hurt feelings and broken hearts. I wish I could thank her for her advice, and for starting me out so young.
My grandma was the definition of strong. Married at 16, first child at 18, being the mother of 4 bull-headed kids, and an amazing grandmother to 8 even more stubborn grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She was well seasoned in life, and even when she got cancer, she still kept a positive attitude.
Even on the worst of days it brings me solitude.
We are entitled to have feelings, we are entitled to laugh, to cry, and to be angry. We are all humans, we are allowed to feel. But, we have to learn to cherish all of the moments that we have, whether they are good or bad, they make us who we are.
Embrace the suck, give yourself a minute to cry, roll your eyes at the ridiculousness, scream into a pillow. Your feelings demand to be felt, just make yourself a promise that if they are bad you won't decide to settle down and unpack there. And always remember it's just a bad day not a bad life ❤.
