Up, Down and All Around

Reprieve

After almost six tense days of waiting, I got my first glimmer of hope this afternoon.

Hope is amazingly powerful... that's one thing I realized today. Not only powerful, but essential. Having hope is so integral to being a functioning, flourishing human being that to be deprived of it for prolonged periods of time weakens you insidiously, without you really being aware of it. Until one day, you are so lost that the smallest challenge will easily knock you over, like the proverbial straw that breaks the camel's back.

I think I was so overwhelmed by relief today that I just had to have a good cry, much to the dismay of my friend. He didn't really know how to deal with it, other than asking repeatedly if he had said or done something to upset me, and handing me a box of tissues. I'm really grateful for his patience. I should make a point of expressing my appreciation tomorrow.

Thankfully, the challenge of the next four months seems a lot more bearable.

Tags: Personal

Posted by CF at 9:35 PM