In addition to this, I think it's important to value pain in and of itself as one of the better teachers in life.

Human beings do not like discomfort or change, and pain implies going through both. Because of this, we are given the opportunity to move into a better space of stability and an improved state of comfort in order to diminish our pain.

As long as we are deliberate in learning from our mistakes, we can grow and mature from them. They become strengths rather than weaknesses, and it is because of our pain that we are able to grow stronger in the first place.

Thank you for the write up @journeyoflife!