Love this post. Why do we always have to place so much meaning in what we perceive as negative events in our past?

Why not just see them for what they are, experiences that make up the courses of our lives?

It doesn't matter how bad the circumstances or poorly people were treated. Focusing on the negative blinds us to the lessons of the experiences.

Once we can clear away the darker emotions we hang on to for meaning sake, we can leverage the lessons for a better future.