This quote by a Unitarian minister, William Ellery Channing (1780–1842), speaks to the human capacity to learn. It reminds us that challenges can give us insight and the opportunity to have those very same difficulties lead us to personal growth and resilience.

In one sense, there is the impetus to avoid all unpleasantness, and also to embrace all opportunities to build our spirit and our capacity to continue to forge a life that is ethical and moral, which reflects our best selves.

Here's to increasing our perspective on those things that really bother us.