By Elise Adams

“May the best of your todays be the worst of your tomorrows.”

This is one of my favorite lines from “Have It All” by Jason Mraz. It’s a happy, upbeat song full of advice and well-wishes — a song where he’s essentially saying, I want all the good things for you. If you haven’t heard it, you really should.

But this line puzzled me at first. “May the best of your todays be the worst of your tomorrows.” Why would I wish someone a tomorrow filled with “worst” days — even if they’re better than today? That felt off to me. It took some reflection — and a deeper understanding of the Law of Rhythm — to realize what this line really meant.

When we’re striving to grow, become more, and live more abundantly, we’re expanding our capacity. That growth naturally elevates the quality of our everyday life. If we keep aiming upward, our current best days will eventually be replaced by even better ones. What once felt like a good day will eventually feel average — or even subpar — in comparison. In that light, the lyric isn’t about wishing someone bad days. It’s a wish for continual growth and upward progression.

The opposite can also happen: if we stop moving forward, stop seeking the light, our good days can begin to lose their brightness, and our worst days may dip even lower than before. Our “norm” shifts in either direction — depending on which direction we’re moving.

Let me share a real-life example:

I’ve lived with mental illness since I was about 20. As I write this, I’m 42. A few years ago, I experienced a full nervous breakdown. I didn’t see it coming — and I’d never been hit like that before. It happened early one morning, and it lasted for hours. Afterward, I could do nothing but sleep. That first day I slept nearly the entire time. I slept that night and most of the next day. This went on for 3–4 days. My mind and body had nothing left. I had completely crashed.

Little by little, I began to come back. I could get up, help my kids with breakfast, get them off to school… and then collapse back into bed. I’d rest all day, pick them up, help with homework, maybe do a little cleaning, and crash again for the night. That was all I could handle.

At that point, my best days were worse than what I used to call my worst.

Over time — very slowly — I improved. I could stay awake a little longer, clean a little more, maybe do a load of laundry. Still no errands, no grocery shopping. Just a few hours of functionality in the morning and evening, with long stretches of rest in between. I had to be careful — if I pushed too hard, I’d crash and lose entire days to sleep again.

This went on for months. It was humbling, painful, and slow. I had to extend grace to myself daily — and it wasn’t always easy. I was embarrassed, frustrated, and tired of how long it was taking. But the healing did come. Eventually, I could skip a nap here or there. I started meal planning again. Grocery shopping. Even cooking some dinners. I still often nap mid-day — not because I have to anymore, but because I know my day will be better if I do. It’s a choice now, not a necessity. And that feels like progress.

That’s when I truly understood what Jason Mraz meant. At my lowest, my best days were barely functional. Today, those would be my worst. And I’m so grateful for that shift. I’m grateful for the upward movement. I’m grateful for growth.

It’s the Law of Rhythm in action.

Life has seasons. There’s ebb and flow. Downturns and upturns. It’s never static. But over time, with intention and faith, our entire baseline can rise.

“The Law of Rhythm states that nature’s movements are cyclical. There is repetition in everything. If we’re on a down, we can expect an up. If it’s been a bad year, start looking forward to the good year coming. If it’s been a bad day, get excited about the good one just around the corner. If you just had a bad moment, begin to think about the good one that is sure to happen soon. This law is our reason for being able to look forward with certainty to God’s blessings.”
(Hidden Treasures, Householder)

So if you’re in a season that feels low, take heart: better days are coming. And when they do, may they rise so high that today’s “best” will one day feel like just a starting point. That’s the real meaning of “May the best of your todays be the worst of your tomorrows.” And what a beautiful wish that is.

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