I think the person who has had more experience of hardships can stand more firmly in the face of problems than the person who has never experienced suffering. From this angle then, some suffering can be a good lesson for life.

All life is experience, and one level is exchanged for another only when its lesson is learned.

It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures, new directions to grow in and new lessons to learn, which is what life is all about.

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.

Inevitably, a long life can pass by many milestones; my own is no exception.

The answers keep unfolding as your life expands, if you're willing to see things for what they are-and what they can be.