Yet with all I’ve experienced - the bad, the ugly, and the disgusting, as well as the good, the grand adventures, and the phenomenal heights I’ve been fortunate enough to obtain - the single element I’ve taken with me and that I’ve drawn absolute strength from in all aspects of my life is in a word: resolve. To be of the belief that things will get better. That no matter how low, how tough, or how unfair life has been, all of us have the right and indisputable opportunity for greatness. The resolve that if we could endure the worst of times, then our mind-set should be that we could and should damn well accomplish anything. That no matter how wretched or hurtful an experience may be, we have to summon the strength to confront it, take charge, and let it go in order to move forward and live a full, rich life.