It is important to focus on the reality of cycles.

Good follows bad and bad follows good. Life is a series of ups and downs. It is important not to identify with the ups and downs of life; rather we must learn how to step outside ourselves and just notice.

We must not be attached to the good; we must not be depressed by the bad.

The ups and downs are just part of the flow of life.

Susan Jeffers, Embracing Uncertainty