Ripples

There is the initial incident; something major, big, life-altering.

From that point on, you must ride out the waves resulting from the impact.

One minute you're up, everything is fine, you're having a great time, and things are normal.

Then you hit the low spot, and it's like the world just dropped out from under your feet.

Eventually the waves will subside, and you will go back to the calm of normal life.

The problems can arise when the impact splashes some of the water out of your life.

And the water level gets lower.

As the level goes down, so do the emotions.

It takes a long time for it to be filled back up.