When tragedy strikes it changes you. Sometimes we come out of it a better person with the ability to move on in life with a fresh perspective, facing our future with more strength and less fear. Sometimes it drains us so completely we wonder if the light that once shined so brightly from our soul will ever come back. And it’s all relative. As we go through life, one painful event may fade into the fuzzy background of our past showing a stark contrast to what we now feel is the true tragedy facing us at this moment in time.

Photo by CJE – somewhere in the mediterranean