One friend who has travelled their own journey sent this thought-provoking quote from Learning to Fall by Philip Simmons:

"Our greatest blessings, along with our greatest burdens, seem to fall upon us unbidden. For all our planning, for all our talk of goals, for all our strategy and vision and commitment, we learn that many of our lives' most important events can't be predicted or controlled. All the plans we are in the business of making are continually being upset by both disaster and delight. Life throws things at us that we cannot predict and cannot control. What we can control is who we are along the way...how much energy, compassion, and integrity we bring to our journey."

Amen to that!