Fragility

Someone from our community of new Vermonters was struck by the mirror of a passing vehicle last evening. They were coming back from work, it was dark, raining and there wasn’t a sidewalk at that location. Either they veered into the road a bit or the driver did – or both – but the incident happened. The driver stopped and called Rescue and the individual received the care they needed and has no long-term injuries. Thank goodness. Thank the gods and goddesses.

Meanwhile, we know that our life on earth as humans is one of a state of fragility. We don’t know the date of the end of our life nor how it will end. Our new Vermont neighbors carry that same fragility. AND. They are already in a more fragile state than I am, for example, having come through whatever experiences, trauma, loss, change, uncertainty and more that they have already faced.

How do we hold that fragility while, at the same time, lifting up their courage, resilience and willingness to grow into this new life that they have been offered? This is a question that I’ll be holding now and going forward.

This post was submitted by Marti Anderson in November 2024.