If i am going through a difficult phase, like losing a job , does reminding myself about impermanence / this shall pass help?

I think you've touched on something real and important—and also something that needs a gentle honesty. The truth is, yes and no. Reminding yourself that this moment won't last forever can offer a kind of breathing room. When you're in the thick of losing a job, everything feels like it's collapsing permanently. Knowing that the sharp edge of this pain will eventually soften—that you won't always feel this way—can be a small comfort. It's like being told that even the longest night ends. But here's what I've noticed: if we reach for "this shall pass" too quickly, before we've actually let ourselves feel the weight of what's happening, it can become a way of avoiding the real difficulty. It's like saying "don't worry, it'll be fine" when what you actually need is for someone to sit with you and acknowledge that right now, it's not fine. The loss of a job isn't just about money—it can shake your sense of purpose, your daily rhythm, your identity. That matters, and it deserves to be felt. So maybe the most honest way to use impermanence isn't as a quick fix, but as something quieter. Not "this will pass, so don't worry," but rather "this is hard right now, and that's real—and nothing stays exactly as it is, so there's space for things to shift, even if I can't see how yet." If you're in this right now, something that might help more than reminding yourself of impermanence is simply naming what you've actually lost—not just the job, but whatever it meant to you. Once you've done that, the understanding that things change can settle in more naturally, without feeling like you're rushing past your own pain. What does the job loss feel heaviest about, for you?