The holidays magnify the highs and lows in our lives. Maybe it’s a sentimentality ingrained into us from years of perfect families and reversals of fortune on the television screen, but we expect things to work out in the end. When you’re in the eye of the storm, however, it seems like it’s never going to get better. The smiling families in ugly sweaters overwhelming your Facebook feed can be tough to swallow when you’re all alone. Thankfully, life is full of little clichés, and no matter your plight, J.K. Rowling, who was at one time a single mother on government assistance before she was the author of a little property called Harry Potter, knows lives can change.
J.K. Rowling addressed the world on Twitter Christmas Day from the perspective of a woman who was barely able to survive to a superstar who left the Forbes Billionaire list because she donated $160 million to charity. It’s an inspiring reminder that unbelievable things happen to normal people. Of course, Rowling put years of hard work into creating something that has given millions of people joy, but in the lowest of lows, what if she stopped?
She’s here to explain that Christmas is just a single day, and there’s always tomorrow.
I’ve had so many lovely messages wishing me a merry Christmas. Thank you! 1/12
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 24, 2016
I’ve also heard from people who are going through very tough times. These always seem worse at Christmas. 2/12
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 24, 2016
At this time of year, we’re bombarded with images of perfect lives, which bear as little relation to reality as tinsel does to gold. 3/12
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 24, 2016
If you’re lucky enough to be with the people you love, warm and safe, with enough to eat, I’m sure you feel as blessed as I do. 4/12
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 24, 2016
But if your life is currently full of difficulties; if you aren’t where you want to be, either literally or figuratively, 5/12
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 24, 2016
remember that extraordinary transformations are possible. Everything changes. Nothing is forever. 6/12
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 24, 2016
Thinking back to my worst Christmas, I found it hard to believe that my unhappiness would pass. I was truly afraid of the future. 7/12
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 24, 2016
You never know what the future holds. Astonishing reversals of fortune happen every minute. 8/12
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 24, 2016
So if you’re sad, or lonely, or bereaved, or ill, separated from your loved ones or in any other way suffering this Christmas, 9/12
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 24, 2016
I send you love and wish you luck and better times. Millions of us have been where you are now. 10/12
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 24, 2016
Remember, Christmas Day is, in the end, just a day. It isn’t a test or a scorecard of you or your life, so be kind to yourself ❤️ 11/12
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 24, 2016
❄️☃️✨🎄 Merry Christmas! 🎄✨☃️❄️
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 24, 2016
