I am not a pessimist person but It's easier said than done when life keeps bouncing you down and you find yourself running in circles there's nothing left to breakthrough.
The only direction to get things worked is to JUST START. Motivation follows, the drive of finishing what you've started.
Also, lets us not look for joy. Or even achieve happiness in life. May we all find the importance of WHOLENESS. WHOLENESS IS BEYOND OPTIMISM. It means we are accepting that life is up and down. And when life gets down, we knew there is still a good day to look up to.
This doesn’t mean that a preplanned life is a perfect life—but it is a purposeful life. It’s finding the strength to let go of things that no longer help you and to maintain things that make you feel active.