A cheerful piece of news of this week came from a friend herself. "I tumbled upon a question of how much am I better off now in relation to 5 years ago?" She continued, "I realized that I have accomplished a lot in relation to 5 years ago."

Looking back on our own lives, we can see an endless cycle of crisis and growth. Examining our recent past develops in us a certain respect for our own resilience and reinforces the unweary nature of hope and inspiration.