We all go through hard times. It begins quietly – a few rough days that turn into a few wrong turns. Then come the years of drifting, when comfort becomes craving and craving becomes chains. Maybe addiction shadowed those years, taking your peace, your people, your time – until you wondered if you’d ever climb out.

Whatever the case, you only have two options: Let the past define you, or let the past refine you.

The truth is, the hardest seasons often build the strongest souls – if we let them.

I was always a Robert Downey Jr. fan, and not just because of his incredible talent as an actor, but because he’s one of those people who chose to let his past refine him rather than define him.

He was one of Hollywood’s brightest young stars – until years of chaos chipped away at his reputation

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