Everyone has had rude awakenings. The question is, do you pay more attention to the rude part or to the awakening? Both are present. You will get more of whichever element you focus on. Eventually the rude part will fade into history, and the awakening will stay with you for a lifetime. ~ Cohen, Alan. A Daily Dose of Sanity (Kindle Locations 3085-3088). Hay House. Kindle Edition.

If a rude awakening is a surprising and unpleasant
discovery that you are is mistaken,
what do you take away from it?
Do you get stuck on the rude?
Do you totally ignore the coming into awareness,
the awakening? What do you find of
arousal, waking,   rebirth, renewal, stimulation?
What is the lesson waiting to be learned?
If it’s an object lesson, learn the lesson!