You won't always feel this way.

I'd had a rough day. It wasn't big drama stuff. It was just one of life's curveballs but it really got me down. I was fed up, tired, sick of trying and ready to cry or shout or both.

Then I heard my mind say, very clearly, like another voice separate to the upset person, "You won't always feel this way."

Honestly, that gave me permission to both cry and shout. The words made me feel that yes, this sucks but it will pass. You'll figure it out. And it's ok to feel really bad because it's not forever. So I let myself feel it. I let it out (quite loudly). Then I dried my eyes, took a deep breath and felt just a little better.

The thing is you won't always feel this way, even when you feel great. Not every moment is going to be like this. That's not to be depressing. That's a reminder to enjoy the good stuff! Drink it in because it's not forever. Appreciate the loveliness, the lightness, the laughs. Be present in it all. Allow it all to be.

As for that voice with the words of wisdom just when I needed them - that is the deeper, wiser part of me. That is the part that gets to have its say when I give myself space from all the doing, thinking, rushing and panicking. That's the part of me that shows up in Savasana, in deep relaxation and sometimes when I'm just riding my bike, feeling upset.

That's in all of us - a deeper, quieter, wiser part that speaks when we're ready to listen.