I have this tapped up in my wall, i find it comforting. (For those unware i lost my father, grandmother and dog of 10 years all in 2003) If you dont like it thats fine but when i'm feeling down this helps when i read it.

Comes The Dawn
By Veronica A. Shoffstall


After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
and you learn that love doesn't mean leaning and company doesn't mean security,
and you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises,
and you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead,
with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child,
and you learn to build all of your roads on today because tomorrow's ground
is too uncertain for plans, and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much.
So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure...
That you really do have worth.
And you learn and you learn...
With every goodbye you learn.