The best advice my father ever gave was passed down from his dad: Never try to solve problems at night, because they always seem worse than they do in the morning. Though I sometimes lack the self-control to follow this sage suggestion, I’ve learned over the years that it’s true. Darkness can make even the smallest obstacle seem insurmountable.
{Laura Sinrod - New York, New York}
From a June 2011 Real Simple magazine
I find this to be SO true. How about you?
It is so true! Even waiting just a few hours can help get more perspective :)
ReplyDeleteAli
Amen!
ReplyDelete"Hold on, my child; joy comes in the morning, weeping only lasts for the night.
Hold on, my child; joy comes in the morning! The darkest hour means dawn is just in sight."
:-}pokey
I grew up with monsters and the boogy man under the bed.
ReplyDeleteDidn't know God's word back then.
God is good!
That is so true - many a good sleep has been ruined by worry over a problem that would have been best left to daylight.
ReplyDeleteMaybe that is where the term "Just sleep on it" comes from.
ReplyDeleteBecause that is what I grew up hearing. That and...
don't worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough troubles of it's own.
take care, Pat
Absolutely true!!
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: ) Kris
Thanks for visiting my blog...and for your kind comments...
ReplyDeleteI believe it is true, that things don't always look so bad in the morning...
Cheers!
Linda :o)
Oh yes. Letting a little time pass and looking at it with fresh eyes and mind can make a lot of difference!
ReplyDeleteIt is very true.. Somehow the darkness always seems to make everything feel worse than it is..
ReplyDeleteRobyn
My husband seems to face this more than I do. I know a big part of that is that he's so tired from work at the end of the day.
ReplyDeleteGreat advise!
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