Blog: 2 mantras to get you through the tough times in life

As many of you know, Rachel and I went on a 10-day Euro-trip this past August, and it was absolutely amazing. We explored ancient castles, ate incredible food, and went on so many walking tours that I’m now in need of new sneakers (including a Harry-Potter-themed tour of Edinburgh because, obviously).

Traveling back home, though, was … less than amazing.

After waking up before 6am and sitting through an 8-hour flight, we got in the longest customs line I’ve ever seen.

For nearly 3 hours, I lugged my heavy bags through endless weaving lines of people, feeling like I might get stuck in that warehouse-sized, fluorescent-lit beige room for the rest of my days.

Not anticipating this long of a wait, I hadn’t eaten much on the plane or stopped for a bathroom break (despite the several cups of orange juice I’d accepted from the flight attendant), so I was ill prepared for the marathon I’d unwillingly joined. Plus, because of the time difference, my body thought it was 10pm, even though it was only 5pm back in the States.

On top of the physical discomforts, I’m also a Highly Sensitive Person, which means that I tend to get overstimulated easily by masses of people. So standing in line with thousands of people — including crying children having temper tantrums (and who could blame them?) — felt like the sensitive person’s equivalent of nails on a chalkboard for hours on end.

The whole time I stood in that line, I remembered two mantras I’ve used to get me through challenging times in my life and played them on repeat in my mind.

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