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When Bad Days Make Me Feel Half-Dead; How I Get Myself Together & Be Happy Again

Renuka Gavrani
6 min readOct 13, 2022

I have been writing on Medium for the past 10 months and have published over 120+ blogs. A few days ago when I applied for Medium Partner Program, I was on top of the world thinking that my writing is going to be monetized now. And like every human being, I created an entire movie in my head about how my life was going to change.

However, this is what Medium said to me today:

When I received this email, I couldn’t accept that I didn’t get in. I was disappointed and angry. My imagination didn’t match reality. My dream was shattered into tiny pieces. So, let me say it aloud that I am having an awful day. One of the worst days. I realized today that when we are having a bad day, we don’t want to acknowledge it. We have convinced ourselves that being happy all the time is the only way to live a perfect life. However, that is not true.

The first advice I would give to you if you are having a bad or if you ever will,

1. Accept Your Situation; Feel Your Emotions:

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Renuka Gavrani
Renuka Gavrani

Written by Renuka Gavrani

I talk about slow & Intentional living - taking you closer to a happy life. I am a published author of the book 'The Art of Being Alone': https://a.co/d/531JIFq

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