‘Find a bless in the mess’
Tough times can be good for you. That’s a commonplace idea lately, as people go looking for the silver lining in the cloud . But it’s also one that anyone who’s suffered – whether it’s poverty or personal loss – can attest to.
It’s not a new idea, of course. If you had a mother like mine, she continually reminded you of how much you had to be thankful for and how she grew up being perfectly happy with less.
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