Riding the Emotional Roller Coaster

Life is full of challenges that affect our emotions. One could say that through life we are constantly riding a roller coaster of emotional ups and downs. I don't know of anyone who has not experienced at least one situation during their life that has dramatically challenged the way they handle things. Things are going well according to our perception of this earthly life until suddenly we are like a pet budgerigar that has fallen off his perch and landed smack bang to the bottom of the cage! So