Experience is the best teacher & lessons.
It doesn’t make you strong to shut yourself off numb yourself. That’s a coping mechanism but it’s the sign of weakness, not strength. Strength comes in how you handle the pain.
Experience is the best teacher & the darkest time is the precious lesson. We can’t avoid or run away, just be tough, smart & optimistic.

 Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go
                                Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go                             Life’s not about people who act true to your face
                                Life’s not about people who act true to your face                             Allowing your past pain to affect your present situation
                                Allowing your past pain to affect your present situation                             Spend it with friends who make you feel loved
                                Spend it with friends who make you feel loved