"Pain is temporary; the success it brings is everlasting."

[nait_sirhc]

So I just spent the last three hours reading through my last decade's email, all the way to March 2000. I've had enough adventures and made enough mistakes for ten lifetimes.

How in the hell did I wind up where I am today.

Reading through old Livejournal entries, this one struck me as particularly notable...

"I'm not sure what it is. Anytime I

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[nait_sirhc]

It's really just "no pain, no gain" with more words. And it's true if you really think about it. I wouldn't be where I am now without going through all the shit I did. No one would.

This is why I like it.

All those "what ifs" really just boil down to a a simple fact: you did this, you survived that, you're here now, and it's because of every single choice you've made. Had you made any of them differently, your life would be different. So are you happy with your life? Then it was worth it.