I used to get agitated really easily. Small setbacks felt like major defeats to me and I’d get discouraged. I’d always keep moving forward, but I’d usually have a period of being really sad and mopey before I could move on.
Recently I’ve noticed my mind can more easily let go and learn from failure. I think we all feel overwhelmed sometimes by how chaotic the world is and how easily things can go wrong, but just the other day I was thinking to myself “Well, there’s nothing I can do but keep trying.” I’ve stopped ruminating about old mistakes cause I realized I can’t fix the past, I can only keep trying here now. Even when I’m down, I realize that the only way to get out of this negative state is to take any action, even a tiny one, to move in a better direction.
These positive changes were all much more noticeable on my days off where my mind was a lot clearer and calm.