Pain is fuel.

Pain builds grit.

But when you're in the middle of it, nobody tells you how long it takes to get out.

I know quitting feels easier than trying one more time.

But please, don't waste the pain.

If you're hurting because you failed, learn.
If you're hurting because you lost, rebuild.
If you're hurting because people rejected you, keep becoming.
If you're hurting because life didn't go as planned, create a new plan.

Your pain is not proof that you are finished.

Sometimes, it's evidence that you are being stretched beyond the person you used to be.

Take a breath. Rest if you need to.

Cry if you must.

But don't make a permanent decision from a temporary season of pain.

One day, you may look back and realize:

That season was remolding you.

It built you.