The opportunity we missed. The plan that failed. The time we lost.
But there is another side to the experience.
Setbacks can leave behind patience, wisdom, humility, resilience and a better understanding of ourselves. Those things may not feel valuable while we’re going through the difficulty, but they often become useful later.
Not every difficult experience makes life better.
But every difficult experience gives us a choice about what we carry forward.
You may not be grateful for every setback, but you can be grateful for what you learned because of it.
