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It\u2019s not unusual to have to learn some things \u201cthe hard way.\u201d \u00a0It\u2019s also natural to try to avoid pain, physical or emotional. A strange and wonderful thing happens over time when you give yourself to reflection. Perspective, often deep understanding, develops. There are often upsides to difficulties. Think of something you learned \u201cthe hard way.\u201d What was the situation? What were you trying to avoid?\u00a0 What did you learn? What might you be grateful for?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

…It\u2019s not unusual to have to learn…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-identifying-gratitude","category-tip"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLife Lessons – No Small Thing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nosmallthing.net\/main\/life-lessons\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Life Lessons – No Small Thing\" 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