Most of us don't spend any time knowing ourselves. We just keep reacting.
You have to be an ally in a difficult time and not turn on yourself with self-shaming thoughts, which makes facing pain intolerable.
I say to myself, sometimes the tide is just out. But it always comes back in again.
I never found much comfort in overly organized religion of any sort.
All things change. Cultivate flexibility rather than perfection.
I grew up doing live tours and playing in bars, so it was what I love to do.