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What does it mean?
Painful experiences often serve as the foundation for future hopes or aspirations.
In plain terms
Suffering can lead to dreaming and hope.
What can you take from it?
Hardship can inspire hope.

Where it applies

  • after trauma
  • during hardship
  • seeking meaning

Putting it to work

  • finding meaning in pain
  • staying hopeful

Questions to consider

  • How has pain shaped you?
  • What dreams persist?

Another view

Not all pain leads to positive outcomes.

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