May Question #6: What is the Hardest Thing You've Ever Experienced

As I sat here pondering what on earth could be the hardest thing I've experienced, I was drawing a blank. Maybe it's because I've tried having a more positive outlook on life in general or maybe I'm just super woman (HAHA... Not). I've lost grandparents and close family, but I know where they are and I am comforted in knowing they are truly in a better place. So as funny as it may sound, the only thing I could think of was a couple of really bad breakups I went through. I know, I know, everyone has dealt with them yada yada yada. But in my case, they were both horrible situations with in which I was in love with the person at hand. Now as I look back, I could not be more grateful for the failed relationships, I would have never met my sweet husband. But at the time these had a very negative impact on me as a person. I was constantly coming down on myself. "Why am I not good enough?", "What do I have to change to make someone love me?" etc. I was in a bad place. I never want to feel like that again. I feel like I will never have to feel like that again. I feel like I was made stronger by coming through those days with my head held high. We cannot choose what will happens to us, but we can choose how we will react to it.