My father coined a phrase "sometimes yes, sometimes no". This phrase saved him from spending a lot of money over the years. Another phrase common for some if not all is "sometimes depressed, sometimes truly happy". You can fill in the slots with any opposites. Life is about opposition. Dealing with opposition is our goal because destroying it is unattainable.
“Now when our hearts were depressed, and we were about to turn back, behold, the Lord comforted us, and said: Go amongst thy brethren, the Lamanites, and bear with patience thine afflictions, and I will give unto you success.”