Absolutely! I call it the "spiritual bitch-slap". I have found that the MOST traumatic/warped experiences tend to serve as a TURNING POINT in my life, whereby I proceed with a different perspective and plan of action which USUALLY leads me in a totally unexpected (yet positive) direction, had the "bad" event not occured. The key, for me, is to LEARN from every situation - good AND bad. This is ultimately ALL we have the power to do in this world of chaos.