Every single one of us has a story to tell, but it is in the way that we tell this story which dictates the course of our life. We can either let our story beat us up and weigh us down or lift us up and empower us.
Sometimes people come to class dragging their day behind them. We can see their "story" written all over their faces and in their body language. Furuya Sensei used to say, "You can learn everything you need to learn about a person by 'how' they do Aikido."
The fact of the matter is that each and everyone of us is suffering on some level. If we can understand this then we are more likely to be gentler, kinder and more compassionate.
Life is about choices. We can choose to be whoever we want and life our lives in a way that makes us happy, but that choice begins with "how" we choose to carry our load around. Another factoid is that we are here and managing to survive despite what has or hasn't happened to us. We are all so much stronger than we realize and we demonstrate that each and every day as we face the world.
Can you see the path clearly? If not then maybe you should change the way you tell your story and thus lighten your load.