Yes and No.

That's not how I think of challenges in life.

There are some really horrific things have played a part in molding me into the person that I am today. Yet, I will never look back and think that it was a good thing that I spend 30 years of my life wanting daily/hourly to die.

Can I now understand people who daily/hourly want to die...yup, I sure can. It's a big part of the reason why I've got such patience with such people. In real life, I know that I have made a difference.

For me, it's about taking what I have and making the best of it. Some days that means I'm able to make lemonade. Other days it's just to appreciate the comedy of smashed lemons. Other days it's just cleaning the floor with the juice. It just is what it is.

Helps me to not compare my life with anyone else's. For the most part, I AM leading the life I want to lead. I've gotten to look behind the doors of some pretty fancy mansions (the joys of growing up in a mixed income area), all is not as pretty as other people's lives often look from the outside.

Don't judge a book by it's cover.... and all of that.

And well I'm atheist, so I don't consider anything to be a "blessing" in my life.

Peace however, that is priceless.

I'm very, very glad that things got better between you and your daughter.

Patti

Stormy Blue, I am so glad to hear that. Sometimes verbal vomiting with high emotion let's messages get through. Once emotions calm down, issues can be discussed and resolved. Thanks so much for the update. Hugs.

Thanks Storm for sharing. I had a falling out with my daughter last year and it really broke my heart. Time is a healer though and things are on the mend. She is pregnant and I feel that is softening her up. My kids mean everything to me, it is the one thing I feel I did right so its been tough
I think though, like you said, a blessing in disguise and I feel this will happen too

Storm, what Swimfast33 said about time being a healer reminded me of why I'm a comedy fan to balance out my PTSD in my personal life and my job teaching death and dying classes to community college nursing students in my work life. They say the definition of comedy is that "tragedy plus time equals comedy." Now I try to be patient and give things time.....

Problems Create Opportunities.
I’ve never experienced that in my personal life but I experience that in business all the time.