Nothing in life is perfect. Even the best sports team in the world lose occasionally. Those with nearly perfect records over many years don't know what it is to lose. Lose one game in 5 years and they fire the coach. There is no exhilaration and no excitement. Only expectations.

In life, as in sports, it takes some bad times if we are to truly appreciate the good ones. We don't really appreciate our health until we have been really sick. We don't appreciate our job until we have been unemployed and unable to find meaningful work. We don't appreciate a close family member until we have lost one. There are many more examples here. You can fill in the blanks.

Most of the time, the happiest people in life are those who have experienced some really bad times and overcome them. They are able to look back at where they have been and then look positively at where they are and whom they have become. The same goes for those currently experiencing bad times. They can look back at the good and begin to look forward toe better times ahead. They have had them and know they can happen again.

Remember the bad times but don't dwell in them. We must learn from them as we move forward. Enjoy the good times, celebrate them and appreciate them. The bad we experience only makes us appreciate the good we experience even more.