I am Grateful For the Hard TimesHere is Why

Does every dark cloud have a silver lining?

Maryam
3 min readOct 1, 2024
Dark clouds and lightening
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No one wishes for tragedy to befall them.

But it comes anyway.

That is just how life is. It is a roller coaster.

Where there are ups, there will definitely be downs. One moment, we will be marveling at how good everything is going, the next moment something bad happens.

To handle life without breaking down, we need to make peace with the fact that life is unpredictable.

Things will not always be on the up and up. There will be downs. There will be heartbreak, loss, and grief.

However, accepting this fact doesn't make handling tough times any easier.

When one is down in the ditches, everything seems dark. We cry. We question. We give up hope.

From sadness and anger to confusion and loss, we go through every emotion possible. Our hearts and minds are a mess. We feel as if we will never be okay ever again.

However, time passes.

The loss starts to hurt less and less. We make peace with grief a little more with every passing day. We make progress on the…

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Maryam
Maryam

Written by Maryam

Navigating life and sharing my thoughts.

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