The other day the shelf and rod my plants were hanging on came out of the wall, spilling dirt all over and damaging my basil plants. I was worried they might not make it as the main stalks were broken. Barely two days after, however, they have regrown and look almost as big and healthy as they had before.

Sometimes I think we are like that too. We grow best when we must, after trial and struggle. Despite the difficulty. Perhaps because of it.

Or at least that' s what I'm telling myself.