into the light and out of the darkness

I try not to be sad on my blog, but sometimes life throws you for a spin and it is best to vent and let it out. My heart hurt when I heard the news about Robin Williams. It especially hit home because someone at my work suffered from the same illness and succeeded at his attempt to end his life not even two weeks ago. Although I really didn't know either of these people well at all, they were there and around in some capacity (tv and real life) during important times of my life (childhood and my new job). I am also human and can't imagine what life was like for them and what it will be like for the people they left behind. What is crazy is when everyone describes these two particular people they use the words; happy, full of light, full of love, and a shining star - in their own respects. It makes me sad to know they were both so sad. Life is crazy and sometimes it takes getting to a dark place to realize how much light there is. I hope their days were not all dark, as the shining sun is a beautiful thing. I hope even when they were down, they still knew how many people loved them and respected them, and I hope now that they're gone they know how much they are missed...