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From Misery to Mission

"In my opinion, recovery from formative trauma requires recognition of both our wounds and the strengths that grow out of them. Of course, believing that early horrors can germinate into positive qualities seems to risk excusing mistreatment of children. We should avoid suggesting that all ordeals build character, but we are each free to conclude so for our individual traumas. Understanding how early hardship motivated me to serve helped me view my past in a more nuanced and healing way. Similarly, writing now about overcoming trauma lends meaning to my losses...."

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/happiness/2013/08/from-misery-to-mission/

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