"sometimes they come back on their own. but sometimes they are gone forever."

After my freak-out about losing my "quitter's remorse" post, I emailed several fellow bloggers to see if they had any suggestions for retrieving my lost post.
A good friend wisely told me, "Sometimes they come back on their own. But sometimes they are gone forever." While she was referring to the missing post, I couldn't help but reflect on the depth of her comment.
It's true of so many things, isn't it?