324: It Could Always Be Worse

<p data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text">Have you ever caught yourself uttering phrases like "It was awful," "It was the worst," or "I wouldn't wish this on anyone!"?</span></p> <p data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text">It's easy to fall into negative patterns of thinking, genuinely believing that things couldn't possibly get any worse.</span></p> <p data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text">But what if that assumption isn't entirely accurate?</span></p> <p data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text">What if things actually</span> <span data-slate-node= "text"><em data-slate-leaf="true">could</em></span> <span data-slate-node="text">get worse?</span></p> <p data-slate-node="element" data-slate-fragment= "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