Let me start by saying something you already know; life isn’t easy.
It’s so common to feel like there’s always one hurdle after another. Whether it’s financial responsibility, family stuff (gosh there’s always family stuff), or work stress, it feels like you can never catch a break. We get beat up by life and wave our white flags of defeat. But we don’t have to take that beating, or more likely we will the first time but don’t have to take it again.
Think of a boxing match. The bell rings and the fight starts off even, both fighters warming up, landing a few punches. They retreat to their corners feeling optimistic. Round 2 bell rings and the red corner give the blue corner a major whopping. And he has to take it. It seems like it came out of nowhere and he was definitely not prepared. But what happens next? The blue fighter goes back to his corner and gets advice from his coach. His coach wasn’t immersed in the stress of the fight and has a wider perspective. Now the blue fighter can go back fight his opponent a little better.