"I think in our society we are taught to overlook our sadness and "put on a happy face".
"God gave us all our emotions to help us mature and grow." ~ Diana Morris
"Melancholy days were meant for contemplation and a resolve to try harder to get it right with our world and everyone we touch." ~Diana Morris
"There can be no true joy unless one has tasted sadness and most of my heartfelt lessons in life came with a touch of sadness." ~Diana Morris
"There is certain kind of sadness when we look at our lives and realize we didn't appreciate the folks he sent us because we weren't mature enough." ~Diana Morris
"There is sadness when we remember days gone by when our children were small and needed us every single hour of every single day." ~Diana Morris
Source: Butterflies and Pebbles on Sadness Thread
"Non Degener Addam" (I add without loss)