“You have to lose before you learn how to win.”
— Brad Pitt
Pitt never pretended failure was optional. He walked away from college two weeks before graduation, spent five years taking whatever work he could find in LA, and went through two very public divorces. Every time, he came back.
I know what it feels like when everything falls apart. When you thought you had something real, and then it's just gone. I lost my family. I lost myself for a while. But here's what I figured out: you don't get stronger when things are good. You get stronger when you get back up after hitting the floor. Take your time. Be honest with yourself. Just get back up.