It is striking how many sad calls I have received and funerals I have attended in the past two weeks. Not exaggerating. One previous co-worker's 14 year old son was shot and killed. Tragic doesn't begin to describe it. The same day as that funeral, I learned my aunt had died. Days later, I was notified that my friends mother passed and a dear old friend died at a young age of congestive heart failure.
It has been a short and sad streak of bad news.
But, life is like that, isn't it? I tend to dwell on the sadness when it comes in waves like this, but not spend the same energy celebrating the good news, laughs and fun times when those likewise come in waves. I need to do a better job appreciating those times and do whatever I can to make them last even longer.
And so it goes. The ebb and tide of life. Sometimes the tide comes in and brings us tragedy and sometimes it brings joy. It is best for us to be prepared for either, remembering that when bad times come, it only means good times are just around the next corner.
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