They say “don’t waste a crisis”. People say they grow more during seasons of loss, pain, and crisis than they do at any other time. I’m currently learning the value of hardship and struggle all over again. For some time, researchers have looked at what enables some people to endure suffering. But recently, the focus has shifted from looking only at how some people make it through to how people are able to go through adversity and actually come through it stronger than before. One conclusion being reached is that adversity can lead to growth. In fact, it is now being suggested that the highest levels of growth cannot be achieved without adversity. It may be that somehow adversity leads to growth in a way...