Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:53:49 -0600, Janet Wilder
> > wrote:
>
>> I think the worst part of it was my little dog dying in the midst of
>> everything.
>
> It's heart-wrenching any time, but must have been devastating for you
> at that time.
>
>> The best part is that I now have a wonderful appreciation for everything
>> life offers. It's not such a bad thing to come to terms with one's own
>> mortality.
>
> There are gifts hidden within most, if not all, tragedies. You just
> have to look for them. 
I think you are so right.