/tags/surviving-difficulties/Recent content in Surviving-Difficulties on Late BloomsHugoen-usSat, 05 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000/posts/learning-in-hard-places/Sat, 05 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000/posts/learning-in-hard-places/<p>            Previously published in Medium on May 5/2018</p> <p><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*gXq5ieOvDk4R6WdwQtddtA.jpeg"></p> <h4 id="there-are-no-mistakes-no-coincidences-all-events-are-blessings-given-to-us-to-learn-from--elisabeth-kubler-ross">“There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from.” ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross</h4> <p>I like what Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross has to say about mistakes, coincidences, and the events of our lives. As one who’s beat myself up over and over again with regard to the mistakes I’ve made, it’s very freeing. However, it’s a process. We don’t start out with the wisdom to view the mishaps, tragedies, and events we wish never happened, as blessings.</p>