The Hill
As you can imagine a number of things have gone wrong, forcing me to reflect on the subject. I have come to view life like climbing a hill (or mountain if you wish). Any positive progress i.e going up, requires effort and happens slowly. One has to plot one's route upwards and find the best way to the top. Regardless of the plan and route, however, one has to put in the work to progress and move up.
When one slips, however, one could easily end up in free-fall and it doesn't take much effort to continue on the downward slope. In fact doing absolutely nothing potentially results in an increased speed to the bottom. Probability is that it could potentially take more energy to stop a 'free-fall' than it would to continue on your upward climb.
By using the hill analogy, one get's a bit of a clearer idea of how negativity gains momentum if you allow it to. The hill analogy also shows that doing nothing when things go wrong has the propensity to make things even worse as you slip closer to the bottom. It also shows that effort and willpower are a definite requirement for moving upwards or even for simply stopping a 'free-fall'.
Life
Just like the hill, life has a number of forces that affect your journey. There will be a lot of obstacles in your journey to the top, but one of the most important things to keep in mind is that when things go wrong, immediate postive action is required to get you back on track. Continuing with negativity or doing nothing have the same result i.e hastening your fall to the bottom. Though one may feel the 'ostrich effect' i.e burying one's head in the face of adversity is the best approach, this is rarely the way forward!
Like most things in life, it takes a lot of energy to do something constructive but a much lower proportion of energy to negate your hard earned gains! That's why it's easier to 'free-fall' when things go wrong.
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