How to use the negative things of life to propel you forward

On my journey one of the greatest lessons I am learning to accept and appreciate is that life will give and allow things that are unfavorable, painful, hurtful and devastating. Yet, I have seen over and over that in the end it all works out. I have come to the conclusion that there are lessons we must glean on our journey. The sad reality is that many of us don't get the lessons we were to learn through the challenge and have to take the test over again. I don't know about you, but I don't want to continue taking the same test over and over again. I never admired the journey of the children of Israel who had to wander in the wilderness for 40 years until they learned their lesson. However, if I look at my life I can see patterns of stupidity repeated and hence never moving forward in victory or success. Let's embrace the challenges of life, lets learn the lesson the first time so we can reach our destination sooner!

"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in our marching onward." Henry Ford