The truck ran for a grand total of 5 hours and left me sitting on the side of the highway. I remember thinking and feeling this has to be the worse birthday in history.I have learned through experience that there is something to learn from all our disappointment. It is through disappointment that we are strengthened. It is up to us to find the good in every bad situation. Instead of asking “why me?” start asking “what can I learn from this?” In every disappointment there is a lesson to be learned. However, it is up to you to look for the lesson. You may be wondering what that hideous truck taught me.

One thing I do know for sure is that truck brought closeness between me and my dad that never before existed. It gave me an opportunity to know my dad. We spent many hours together working on the truck and it gave him the opportunity to do what he loved to do, work on a vehicle and teach his son some valuable lessons about life. I didn’t realise all this, but as I sit here and write this, it has made me feel that my dad wasn’t bad after all.

No matter how much disappointment comes into your life, look through it

and find the positive lessons within. You are a strong willed individual and you have the ability to overcome any and all obstacles that come into your path of life. You can overcome any form of disappointment and can become a stronger, smarter and a more confident person. I have faith in you and your ability to overcome. — Motivateus.com