The day looked more like twilight than daylight with the heavy clouds and rain. While rain was heavy at times, it is nothing like the enormous rainfall in southern BC that has triggered floods, mudslides and major evacuations. May people are trapped on roads between two slide events with others unable to leave towns or homes. Rescue teams have been working through the night and day. My heart goes out to those in the midst of all this mess.
Hope can be a bit slippery -- difficult to hold onto. This can be the case in literal and metaphorical darkness -- times when hope is needed most. In the situation in BC, there will be much fear, anxiety, and despair. People are using their phones to send messages in the long line of cars and in towns. This lets others know they aren't alone and that help is working to get to them. The messages help just as the sharing of water and food or the arrival of rescue teams help. It is all about connection -- an important component of hope.
I share a song about hope today. If we have it we should share it and when we don't we should be open to those willing to share their hope with us. Keep safe. Enjoy!
Hope -- Natasha Bedingfield
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