It Gets Worse, Then It Gets Better.

I find it amazing how you can be enjoying your day and Snapchat will remind you of the worst day(s) of your life.

These memories are usually haunting. But this time, it came with an epiphany.

While replying to messages on snap, I see a memory from five years ago. It was a picture of my hair with a sizeable bald patch at the back.

Five years ago, life was dealing with me.

Five years ago, I had Alopecia. This was triggered by immense stress. My body was manifesting the turmoil I was in. I was suffering and as a result, my hair was falling out. During that phase, I thought my life was over. I could not see a way out. That was the worst period of my life. At least that’s what I thought at the time.

The thing is, I completely forgot about the alopecia phase of my life. It was no longer present in my mind. This is because, over time, I have had other adversities that have trumped that. I have been through many more challenges, making the problem I was facing five years ago seem rather irrelevant and infinitesimal now.

On the flip side, within these five years, I have enjoyed the most beautiful breakthroughs as well. Life has been amazing. I have experienced some of the happiest days of my life amidst the craziness.

Compared to five years ago, I now have a head full of hair. I have 84 beautiful locs. My voluminous locs are two years old. They’re roughly 12 inches long and are growing tremendously too. I would also like to add that I have had many other interesting hair experiments in between.

As I reminisce on that photo from five years ago, I realize that It gets better. It always does. But then it gets worse. And then it gets better again and the pendulum keeps swinging. And that’s just the wonders of life. Embrace it.

Just like L.R Knost said, “Life is amazing, and then its ugly and then its amazing again”.

Your present situation might seem never-ending but hold tight. It gets better, then it gets worse, then it gets better again.
That’s just life.

The universe isn’t out to destroy you. You’re not the only one suffering. The indescribable pain you might be feeling eventually ends.

The adversities are inevitable. But always remember that after adversity comes the breakthrough.

Grow through the challenges because the lessons are needed down the line.

And when the breakthrough finally comes, which it always does, enjoy it like there’s no tomorrow.

Remember to hold tight, for thy rough patch is just a phase.