One of the most powerful things we can remind ourselves of every day is this: "Whatever place I am at is where I must be to take the nourishment I need so that I can become a better person in the future."
The things that the Light gives us to learn from—the curves and bumps and boulders in the road of our life—are there so that we will stop ourselves and say,
"OK, there is something I need to learn, or grow from, or cleanse myself from through this experience. Whatever it is, it will move me forward in the direction I need to go."