What do you hold on to?

Published in Living Now Magazine Dec 2014

"’Hope’ is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops – at all.”

Emily Dickinson No. 254 (c. 1861)

When all is lost what do you hold on to?

When unexpected tragedy strikes your world what keeps you going?

All of us will experience the loss of a loved one at some point in our lives. Most of us will experience the painful heartbreak of the end of an intimate relationship. Many of us will experience betrayal by a friend. Some of us will experience debilitating injuries and illness. All of us will experience the emotional pain caused by the seemingly uncaring actions of others.

Loss and tragedy can lead us down a dark path. Cut loose from the ties that bind us to our ‘safe’ and comfortable existence we can fall into the emotional pool and be tossed around by the current like a swimmer caught in a rip. Desperately treading water just to keep our heads above the surface, gasping for breath at every opportunity.

The current can be strong. The…