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DianeP, what a great topic you bring up. From my perspective and personal life experience I have learned to identify what really matters in life. But it wasn't until the recent news of my hubby's terminal illness that every experience pleasant or not began come together as if the universe had been waiting for me to get that "aha" moment, an awakening to the real purpose of my journey on this earth. For starters, my life's priorities shifted, suddenly career, job, social status, shopping for expensive things, physical looks were no longer important, at least not at the level I had them in earlier years. But I also learned to know who I was, how well-equipped I was to handle the challenges ahead and what level of strength I could offer to hold the family together. I have learned to love better, to be grateful at the end of each day and to change my thought patterns from "self-pitty" thoughts to supporting my hubby's journey and my children's development. I also accepted that I needed to accept help from those who offered it, to reach out to my own spiritual growth and stay focus and take one day at a time with a total surrender and trust in the Creator.