A Reminder of the Daily Yay on Blue Monday

"The reality is, I've never accomplished anything 'despite' my disability — I've accomplished everything with it. It's still there, and it's not going anywhere. Maybe your difficult situation isn't going anywhere either.

But we can feel that things may be difficult, while still finding the moments of joy to keep us going. Not despite our struggles, but through them." ✨

Today is Blue Monday — AKA the third Monday in January, AKA the unofficial most depressing day of the year. The excitement of the holidays is faded, motivation for new year's resolutions starts to drop, and the dark and cold days of winter are finally getting to people.

And maybe you're finding any one of those things — or something else entirely — a little difficult lately.

So it seemed like a good day for this reminder, from a clip from one of my speeches on my Instagram. Because that's when we need to find our daily yays the most. In the difficult times, to find something to keep us going.

Not despite our struggles, but through them. ✨