I’ve been going through some personal stuff the past few weeks - mostly stressors and trying to be with my emotions. Something that helped me get through the downs of life was a phrase that Tom Hanks shared during an actor’s round table:
This too shall pass.
A quick read through Wikipedia suggests that it’s a timeless phrase that’s much older than any of us today. Regardless, it’s been helpful to me as I’ve gone through a variety of lows, and some highs. It’s encouraged me to live in the moment to enjoy the highs, and to really feel the emotions you’re experiencing when you’re going through the lows. In time, those emotions will pass and things will be okay.
Here’s a short video on Hanks mentioning it during an Actors Roundtable, and here’s the full roundtable. I highly recommend checking out the larger roundtable, Hanks mentions the quote towards the end. I’ve always found these types of conversations to be quite fascinating.