While hard times aren't fun, they are valuable.

It's been one of those weeks. The kind that sucker punch you until you're gasping for breath. You can plan all you like. Map out your schedule and expect to accomplish great things. And then whammo! Life comes along and laughs right in your face, mocking you for thinking you were in control.

Yeah. It's been that kind of a week.

So today's motivational quote is one for us all to hang onto with both hands. Whatever trials or tribulations you're going through, you will come out the other side and be a better person for it. That's not just a cheap platitude. You seriously cannot help but learn something when life turns ugly.