Life is always going to throw problems at us. It is inevitable. Instead of trying to deny our troubles, we should focus our energy on accepting them and working through the situation.

Avoiding problems does not create happiness. The process of solving them does. We will become stronger and wiser for having gone through it.

Given that life is going to be a series of difficult situations, our effort is better spent on ensuring that we have an upgraded problem at the end of the last one. That is an indication of growth.

No number of successes can teach us the necessary lessons that facing a difficult experience can.