When bad things happen, our default is the end of the world. 

But that is never the case. It is easy to focus on the pain and feel like nothing is ever going to be okay. What's difficult, is to understand in an innately difficult moment, that the bad days don't last. 

Hope is not easy, because there's only a 50% chance you win, yet it is important. 

Here are 15 hopeful thoughts to conjure during the darkest of days. Check them out. 

1. You're not alone. 

2. You can find happiness again. 

3. The bad days don't last. 

4. It's not going to be easy, but it will be okay. 

5. You'll fail, but don't give up. 

6. You can't control everything, focus on what you can. 

7. Pain fades. 

8. You'll grow from experience. 

9. Things won't always happen the way you want, they will happen the way they should. 

10. You'll thank yourself. 

11. You'll rise above hopelessness. 

12. Always fight for yourself and never give in. 

13. Your spark will return. 

14. There will be happier days. 

15. There is always hope at the end of the tunnel. 

Sometimes we can't explain life or the things we're made to go through, but it can get better. All you have to do is change the way you look at things.