This is a question I have been contemplating a lot lately because life doesn't always present people with ideal circumstances. When those circumstances arise, it's easy to feel as though you are simply "dealing" with them. However, in reality, you might just be tucking them away to be pulled out during other life events.

Resilience didn't develop overnight. I had to endure pain to let it shape me, test me, and finally be forged in the fire after being told to smile through the smoke.