We often presume that things are primarily about their affect on us, and then about what or who is doing that 'affecting'. I wonder if the reality is that things are more about how they shape us, than simply how they affect us.
When we enter or persist in times of discomfort, what if we could carry this likelihood with us? Perhaps we can ask, who are we becoming through this? It could very well be that most of the time, we cannot know the answer to this kind of thing until well down the road. But, I do wonder what could be different if I lived with an awareness of it along the way.
