Suffering has been an extraordinary and underappreciated teacher in my life. It’s taught me how to heal, give myself grace in intense moments of grief, and recognize the importance of gently moving through experiences that cause tension, discomfort, and uncertainty. No one demonstrated how to relieve the inevitable agony that life would hand me. No one told me that I was in charge of it, either. I was left to figure out how to not only acknowledge but also understand the role I may have played in causing it.
