Good and bad experiences forge us into stronger, adapted people. The old you dies, a new one is born, timely reflection upon what's past is done, and then moved on from. We march onward to the next chapter - former demons analyzed, exercised, and rationalized for missed signs. New warning systems are put into place, old chapters left in the rearview, and displaced miles from the new self. You live the learned lesson, the long game, see the beauty and serenity in how far you've come, how much stronger you are, and know it wasn't for naught. Only then do we know what others are experiencing and how to guide them through. One doesn't grow without facing and overcoming personal demons, and doing so shows newly acquired, personal light found. This chronicle is of personal adversity championed over. Other interesting anecdotes hit the consciousness along the way.