Growth happens in the struggle. It's the seasons that stretch you, test you, and expose you that end up teaching you the most powerful lessons and shaping you into new versions of yourself. When you're in the midst of it, growth feels like a setback that's slowing you down and tearing your world apart, but that process of uprooting is vital to your transformation. I know it's hard to have perspective in the present, but please don't resent the times when you're being pushed to your limits, feeling heavy emotions, and noticing your life changing in unexpected ways. Those challenges are intentional. It's only a matter of time before you realize that the dread you once felt is replaced with gratitude for the ways you have evolved as a result.