With all the focus on success it’s easy to overlook the valuable lessons we can learn from the more difficult parts of our journey. Below, you’ll find some very interesting insights from some of the most fascinating members of the community.
Cassie Rhoda
For too long, I held myself back from moving forward with creating in the suffering seasons because I didn’t have the strength or ability to complete the task. What I learned from long suffering was that I can do nothing without God’s help. Read more>>
Anna Markiewicz
Suffering has a way of revealing a strength you didn’t know you had. It asks you to sit with the pain, to face the silence, and in that stillness, you begin to see truths that success can never show you. Read more>>
Kelley Khoury
Success often validates our choices and builds confidence, but suffering strips everything down and reveals what truly matters. It teaches resilience, the kind that can’t be learned in comfort. It also builds empathy, reminding me that everyone is fighting battles I don’t always know about. When you’re at your lowest, it’s a true reflection of who you are by how you choose to respond. Read more>>
Tae Silvers
Where I come from.. you see a lot of people struggling and suffering. I come from poverty. Coming from that type of struggle there’s no other options than pushing through and keep fighting. I learned that no matter how hard life gets, its not over until you give up. Read more>>
Micah Claycamp
We all want to be successful in what we do—but the truth is, God often uses our failures and suffering to shape us in ways success never could. While the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, life rarely works that way. And neither does faith. God isn’t looking for us to lead our lives on our own terms—He’s inviting us to surrender. Read more>>
Jenny Footle
REST. I used to work from 4:30am to 7pm almost every weekday and if I wasn’t working my 3rd job in the evening, I was volunteering and working with survivors of human trafficking and the sex trade. Read more>>
EJ Dilley
Suffering is the secret sauce behind my favorite memories. I’ve watched clients march through a rainstorm only to find a rainbow, driven to a frozen‑over ridge for that perfect alpine glow, and I’ve told my kids about the time I bit into a rotten cake or got caught in a head‑wind that pushed me backward on a river. Read more>>
