Jumping Rope

While driving Abbey around yesterday doing errands, I switched the radio to a kid's station. One of the songs had lyrics that said, "Life's like jumping rope ~ up and down." It got me to thinking how very true this statement is.
In my naive youth, I thought if you worked really hard and were a good person, life just kept going up and up, getting better and better. It was difficult to find out how wrong I was about that idea. Life is like jumping rope. It has its ups and owns, no matter who you are, where you are, how rich you are, how nice you are, etc. People get sick, jobs are lost, kids disappoint you, and on and on. The thing about ups and downs is to remember, no matter where you are at any given moment, it will change. This holds true whether everything in your life seems to be humming along perfectly, or if every time you turn around, another disaster is befalling you. Either situation, good or bad, is temporary. Now, discovering this fact can either make you feel like there is an anvil on your chest or you have just been set free. The choice is yours. There is a reason that the saying, "This, too, shall pass." came to be popular. Accepting that life has these ups and downs is a big step in being happy, right here, right now.
Yes, life is like jumping rope. The trick is to keep moving.