Deeper Wells: Not bitter. What a fool calls a stumbling block a wise man calls a stepping stone

Sounds like the back of a fortune cookie doesn't it? I promise it's not! I've often pondered the thought of what the purpose is for all these struggles we face each day are. Sure, there's times when everything just flows nice and smooth and everything seems to be going just like an orchestrated event. However, more times than not, for me anyway, life is like one big bumpy road with missiles firing at me from each and every direction. It's a challenge most days. Can I just be real and honest for a moment? Seriously, I can plan and prepare to the best of my ability. Even have a backup plan to my BACKUP plan and still, there's always one or two things that seem to catch me off guard and brin