How We Feel About Everything Has Changed

• Video Transcript

  Life is tough. Even for those of us whose lives are fairly comfortable, it can still feel like a grind to get through the day. And for many of us, those feelings can be magnified so much that life becomes unbearably difficult to deal with.

  And to make things worse, the people on the outside looking in don't have any idea how difficult our lives are. Usually because we hide it and don't share it with anyone. So let's look at what makes it difficult. First of all, there are periods when our lives are harder because of things we have to do or because people are making demands of us.

  But this is not constant. These are finite lengths of time which could last for days or even weeks. And the backdrop to this may be that our lives are not in a good place, but these times, when they start, are extra difficult and then they finish. But we need to look at why we have these things in our lives? Obviously, as with all of our experiences, these things influence and challenge us, but we need to look deeper into how they affect us.

  First of all, when we are in the middle of these experiences, we use something that's actually not good and that makes it difficult for us to get through these tough times. It's a habit our brains have when dealing with stress, and that is very simply that we don't fully accept what is happening to us. And when we try to mentally hide from what is happening, it actually makes things more difficult to get through.

  Unfortunately, we can't really choose how our brains react, and in fact, we don't need to. But it's important to know what's going on inside us. But the main way these things affect us is that they slightly change who we are so that the next time it happens, we will react differently.

  The second thing that makes our lives tough is the little health issues that plague us. I'm talking about things like headaches, pains, and other minor conditions. When we have them, these health issues make every part of our day difficult to perform. But to find out what they do for us, we need to look at when they happen. Usually, when we have already been experiencing a tough period in our lives, these pains begin and of course, they make everything else seem even worse than it really is.

  But when the pain is over, we feel different. How we feel about everything has changed. And more than that, a new period has started and the mood has altered. After a difficult time, we should notice these changes. Nothing has really changed on the outside, but on the inside, we are slightly different.

  But of course, after some time has passed, we start the process again. Another tough time starts, and we repeat the pattern. Our lives are not just long timelines; they are pieces of time with beginnings and ends.