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I’m always reflecting on my life and the choices I make and choices I’ve made and constantly remind myself that the trials and tests of life are all a part of me.  Some good, some bad, some scary, but most of them come back later making so much sense.  They remind me of my strengths, weaknesses, and obstacles that I’ve overcome.  Everything we do and every challenge or detour we face in life is a part of our story, our history, our legacy, and the people we have become and the people that we are.  Some of the greatest realizations I’ve had so far in life have come from struggles.  As I reflect on my life up to this point, one of the things I cherish most is being able to look back at a time in my life that was hard.  Times where I wondered and thought ‘Why?’.  I have always had faith that I would be able to look back at that event and understand ‘Why’ that happened and ‘Where’ it lead me and how I was able to overcome and grow from the hardship.  The quote above is probably one of my top ten favorites that resonates with me and probably most of us.  If it weren’t for the struggles, imagine what ‘story’ your life would tell.  xo-L