Sometimes it's just easier to focus on the bad impact of trauma. It's hard to think about anything good coming out of such horrible situations. But the fact that we are all here is a testament that we are stronger than we thought. That we strive to make ourselves better and not cause that type of trauma on anyone else. We know the pain, the emotional hurt, and we can be advocates for others to stop that pattern. Or even be here for others that are hurting because we have been there before. Not that we are any smarter than anyone else, or braver, but we are wiser as people. We still are in pain working on our own path of healing, to keep moving forward, but understanding there will be down times in which we need help still. I've been told that healing is not linear, does not travel in a straight path. More of an up and down wave but that in time the ups and downs come closer together, with less variance. Life can never be an emotional straight line, no good, no bad, we need those changes to grow as people. Now I'm rambling, sorry.