Good Q,

Suffering has taught me, personally, how live with patience and knowing I can take as much as I have to...without inflicting any on others just because I think it's unfair. That patience get's me through the suffering...mine and others.

Not to expect understanding from everyone, how to rise above it all- or try to, and most definitely, how to enjoy every single good moment that comes my way.

Patience is still something I'm trying to get a nandle on.

Not being understood..a biggie as well. Knowing when you're wasting your breath!

Empathy. Enormous empathy.

that sometimes life sucks no matter what it just plain sucks and you are the sick person who cant win for losing. that the only way you would be accepted is well you wouldn't be so why bother anymore.

then you got days where you can be the everything to every one. and those are my rolls in this illness or life. im nothing or everything and my illness has taught me to be both to people who have come to expect them.

To rely on my God because I can't do this without Him...my weakness offset by His strength kinda thing. To be incredibly grateful for my support system. To have compassion and understanding of so many things that others go through. I've learned to know myself really well and what I'm capable of and what I'm not.

How I should never judge another.....how I should always have empathy for others....how to be strong when I don't have any strength....how to catch myself when I fall.

how absolutely unnecessary suffering is and to avoid it if at all possible and to help as many other people avoid it as possible too. suffering sucks.

my own suffering has taught me to appreciate the good days and make the most of those times.

the level of suffering i saw doing aidework in africa has taught me that there's no such thing as a merciful, loving god.

To see others who suffer as human beings and not distance myself.
To be kind to them and offer them hope.

That life is not always fair and that isn't all about me. I can't constantly feel pity or sorry for myself. Actually that takes up a heck of a lot of my energy in a negative way, so I have decided to try and stop wasting time doing that frequently. I have hard days but other people have had it harder. Like my mother dying from brain cancer when she wasn't ready to die. No I can't compare to that. And what a valuable lesson that continues to teach me. I want to make Mom proud now and do my best to not be a defeatist like she reminded me in her last month.

Suffering has taught me that I am a strong person and can get through anything. I learned the importance of family. I also have learned to enjoy the good times.

How much I appreciate the love and support from my mom and my boyfriend

Ha- that it sucks to suffer!! lol

Yes it does, Banshee!

Suffering has taught me humility, shame, that there is a flip side, that everything can't be terrible forever. That I have a wonderful support system within my family. That sometimes life just hurts and everyone has experienced some level of suffering. We're not alone.