The other day I somehow wondered onto the topic of periods. Not the actual punctuation nor any other meaning but that of time in periods. I was thinking that for many months now my life has been overshadowed by a feeling of sadness. I know that years from now all of the events of my life that are causing distress will be a memory but I cannot help but to wonder if this particular time period of my life will be recalled as being overshadowed by sadness. We all have different time periods in our lives that are full of many different emotions but oftentimes certain periods of our life are overcome with one emotion in particular. Whether it is sadness, happiness or grief typically this one emotion will overshaodw all of the other emotions we experience at those times and will be the way we recall that time period in our lives. For example I remember when I adopted both of my children. I was blessed with two children in the time span of three months. My husband and I had waited almost two years for our oldest daughter and we finally were able to bring her home and then unexpectedly we were given the extraordinary oppurtunity to be blessed with another daughter. This time in my life was filled with tremendous happiness. I do not think I have ever experienced such happiness as I did in those first few months I became a mother. Granted I recall the many sleepless nights spent with my newborn and the general feeling of being overwhelmed but for the most part this time in my life will always hold a place in my heart that is remembered with great fondness. I also remember the year that my father passed away and a few years my mother, whom had remarried, my stepfather passing away. This two events spanned five years in my life. My mother and I have often discussed these particular times and to her, of course, it seems like that five year gap in between the two events was filled with sadness. This is how she recalls those particular five years of her life. Those two events and the emotions that came with them overshadowed all other events during those times in her life. Those five years are time periods of sadness for her and in her memory. I found myself wondering as I was thinking these things if other people experience life in periods the way I do? Do these time periods seem greatly influeneced by the dominating emotion for others as the way they do in my life? Please share your thoughts with me...