Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but

The words of Lindsay Lohan—“Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good head on my shoulders, saying to myself, ‘It’s going to be a good day!’”—are a song of resilience, a hymn to the human spirit that refuses to be crushed by the storms of life. They remind us that existence is not a straight path, but a winding road filled with triumph and despair, joy and sorrow. No soul escapes this rhythm. Yet within this dance lies the secret of renewal: the ability to rise each morning, to clear the mind, and to declare hope even before the day has begun.

The ancients knew this truth well. They spoke of highs and lows not as enemies but as teachers. The mountain peak sharpens the breath and fills the heart with wonder, but it is the valley that teaches endurance, humility, and faith. Just as the sea rises and falls with its tides, so does the human spirit. To deny this ebb and flow is folly; to embrace it with wisdom is strength. Thus, Lohan’s words echo an eternal lesson: it is not the highs alone that shape us, but the lows we overcome, the lessons we wrestle from hardship.

Yet she adds a second and greater wisdom: that each dawn brings a chance to begin anew. “Every morning I start off with a good head on my shoulders.” This is no idle phrase—it is a discipline, a ritual of the soul. It is the conscious choice to meet the day not with despair, nor with the weight of yesterday’s failures, but with clarity and determination. The ancients would call this a warrior’s mindset: to rise and gird one’s spirit for battle, not by denying struggle, but by preparing the heart with hope.

History bears witness to this practice. Consider the life of Nelson Mandela, who spent 27 years imprisoned, waking each morning behind stone walls and iron bars. He endured the deepest of lows, yet he began each day with resolve, telling himself that freedom would come, that dignity must be preserved, that his people’s struggle was not in vain. When he was finally released, he carried not the bitterness of decades, but the strength of one who had chosen each morning to rise with purpose. His story, like Lohan’s words, proves that the way we greet the dawn shapes the destiny of our lives.

The emotional force of this teaching lies in its simplicity. Life does not promise ease; it promises trial and change. But within us lies the power to decide how we meet it. To wake each day and declare, “It’s going to be a good day!”, is an act of defiance against despair. It is a shield against negativity, a torch against the darkness. It does not guarantee that sorrow will not come, but it ensures that we will not be broken before the struggle even begins.

For the seeker of wisdom, the lesson is clear: cultivate a morning ritual of hope. Do not let your first thoughts be of fear or regret, but of courage and promise. Train your mind as you would your body: to stand firm, to breathe deep, to face the day with gratitude and determination. This practice, repeated each dawn, will become the foundation of resilience, the root of peace, the beginning of every triumph.

What then should we do? Begin tomorrow with intention. As you rise, speak words of strength over your day: remind yourself that you have endured lows before and will endure again. Keep your head clear and your spirit open, ready to learn from both triumph and defeat. Carry hope into your work, your struggles, your relationships, and you will find that the world bends more gently toward you, for the heart that expects good often creates it.

Thus, Lindsay Lohan’s words carry the weight of ancient wisdom: life is filled with highs and lows, but every morning is a new chance to choose hope. Embrace this chance, and no darkness can hold you. For each dawn is not merely the rising of the sun, but the rising of your spirit, ready to declare once again, “Today shall be good.”