With all the focus on success it’s easy to overlook the valuable lessons we can learn from the more difficult parts of our journey. Below, you’ll find some very interesting insights from some of the most fascinating members of the community.
Rich Chungong
Suffering taught me that most of the path to what we see as success is where the true reward is not in the end goal. It is the days when you dont feel like it and yet you still show up. When nobody shows up to events, yet you still need to engage with the few that do. Read more>>
Robin Cook
This is a topic that’s been on my heart lately in this chapter of life. Suffering doesn’t seem pleasant while living through it, does it?! Seasons of suffering have taught me to rely fully on God, be honest with my inner support circle, and walk forward with hope. I believe that suffering can be used to cultivate deeper authenticity, resilience, and compassion for others. Read more>>
Chyazia
The security of being solid within yourself is priceless. The way life works, something will go wrong eventually. Relationships/friendships end, you outgrow environments, and chapters close but being able to say “I may not be okay right now but I will be” has carried me in so many ways. Read more>>
Vincent Guerra
Suffering has taught me these main principles: Perspective- When you have been through real pain, failure and loss, it reshapes how you view the world. Little inconveniences do not seem like big problems anymore. Resilience- Suffering can pressure test you. Suffering forces you to keep moving forward when there is no guarantee of reward. Read more>>
Eric Cohen
Suffering taught me what success never could—how to relate, how to feel, and how to truly care. Through my darkest seasons, I learned empathy. I learned how to sit with someone in their pain without needing to fix it, just to be present. Read more>>
Joanne Parks
Suffering teaches you SO many things. Had I not suffered, I would not have the appreciation and love for things and people. You can’t appreciate something you never had to work for. I’ve lost everything, I’ve lived in 2 battered women’s shelters and I’ve been homeless for a small bit of time, sleeping on a friend’s trailer floor. Read more>>
