Quote by Laura M. Flynn

People talk about how fast life can go from good to bad. How on day you're happy, everything is going fine, and then something happens. Someone dies or someone leaves. There's an illness or an accident. Life as you know it slips away. But it can got the other way too. You can go from god-awful to pretty OK in a single day. That's what happened to us, and it was just as jarring.

People talk about how fast life can go from good to bad. How

Summary

This quote highlights the unpredictable nature of life and how quickly circumstances can change. It acknowledges the common discussion about how suddenly life can turn from good to bad, with unexpected events like death, departures, illnesses, or accidents that disrupt the tranquility and what one considers normal. However, it also emphasizes that life can unexpectedly shift from being terrible to becoming relatively okay, bringing about a sense of relief and renewal. The quote presents a personal experience of encountering an unexpected positive change after enduring a challenging period, describing it as a surprising and unsettling experience.

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Life Depression

By Laura M. Flynn

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