Objects in Mirror are Not as They Appear

We all have those moments- you know the ones- when we look back on a realtionship we never thought we would get over, or a circumstance that seemed insurmountable, and laugh at yourself for being that silly and wasting so much energy. It's the final stage in getting over pain: thinking you were ridiculous. And yet, there's the sad part. What you thought was something, when you pull the blinders off, turns out to have been nothing at all. And you feel a little like you've been duped. Suddenly, Prince Charming isn't so charming when you're not blinded by infatuation. And that financial deadline that you were sweating to meet passes without incident. And that illness you were struggling to overcome fades into distant memory. And you're left with tthe one thing that matters: A lesson learned. This is what moves you from one rung of the ladder to the next. This is what teaches you to be wiser next time, a little less stressed, a little more watchful, a little more grown-up. And one day, after the lessons have been learned and a certain level of humility reached, comes Celestial glory.