I absolutely love this quote and what you expressed here. The story we tell ourselves is either one of the most powerful tools for life or one of the most disempowering. If we believe that difficult situations in our lives are here to destroy us, our life will unfold in proportion to this belief. However, if we believe that any hardship is here to makes us stronger and braver, our life will, again, unfold in proportion to this belief. Our personal story carries a lot of power. There is a quote from Brene Brown which says: "You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle fro your worthiness."