There is a famous quote that says, "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back" by Arthur Rubinstein. Although I completely agree with this, it is sometimes hard to find that type of love for our life when we find ourselves in difficult circumstances. Especially when you have lost a loved one, the experience can be among the most difficult and heartbreaking that can turn our world upside down. I know that we are taught that things happen for a reason, however, we are sometimes left with unanswered questions that linger in the back of our minds. We contemplate what if or if I had one more day. This is among the most difficult parts of being human. We grow very attached to our loved one's and especially in our youth, we feel that sense of invincibility and that everyone will live forever. If you have lived long enough, you know that that feeling does not last as long as we thought. People will always feel and rightly so, that their time was too short with the person they may have lost. On the other end of the spectrum are the thoughts of the person who is no longer here. All of them would have wanted the best for us and to never have caused any sort of pain. Usually those that leave us were our protectors and with their loss, so goes that sense of protection around us. Faith is among the few things that we have, to get us through such adversity and the strong belief that we will meet up with our loved one's at the end our our own journey. If you find yourself struggling with loss, know that there are many around you that know the feelings that come with that. The people that are in your support circle will help you get through this. Remember all of the good times with as much intensity as the feelings that you have now. The simple gestures, their smiles, the laughter and the many great lessons you were taught by those people that you miss so dearly. All of those things will be our constant reminder that they are still with us in spirit and the thought that we will laugh again with them in the near future will help us get through the most difficult days. Never forget that life does love us back, we just have to do our part and although we may only see dark clouds in front of us, know that the sky above those clouds is always blue.