It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity. РAntoine de Saint-Exup̩ry, Wartime Writings 1939-1944, translated from French by

Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargained for. – Stanislaus I, Maxims

There is no education like adversity. – Disraeli

Diseases can be our spiritual flat tires — disruptions in our lives that seem to be disasters at the time but end by redirecting our lives in a meaningful way. – Bernie S. Siegel