Plinky asked.
My answer?
Hands down YES.
Every mistake, every error, every challenge and every hurt has taught me, changed me and made me cling all the harder to life and what that means.
I have found blessings in the darkest nights of my soul. God has proved Himself to me and given me reason for hope, regardless of circumstances.
The people in my life, those near/dear ones have shaped me and loved me, and I'm eternally grateful for their fingerprints on my life.