What happens to us does not have to become our destiny but we can use it as a spring board to find our purpose and shape our personal journey. This is not an easy task when facing head on and it is definitely not a breezy conversation. In most cases these events are traumatic. However, finding the courage and inner strength to transcend it will build grit and fuel the engine of purpose for a meaningful life. In that transformational process, it is inevitable to find that centeredness and lose the masks to emerge as a survivor. One never forgets the journey, but learns to live with it and takes the life lessons along for the rest of the travels along life’s road. The weathering, coping and coming to terms with it truly is a remarkable journey that will lead to a courageously optimistic future. Let’s not forget, we are the sum total of our experiences. In the words of Gandhi “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will”.
