When we are born our parents cannot wait to hold our hand. Some just say it’s to make sure that we have all ten fingers. Holding our hand is one of the things that bonds us to our parents.
As we grow older we no longer want to hold our parents hands. But then we start dating and we start back to holding hands. It’s romantic but again it bond’s us to each other.
And maybe someday you make a promise to hold hands with someone for the rest of your lives. Again it is sweet and it is romantic but again it shows how much we love someone.
If you are lucky as you leave this world someone is holding your hand. We have all read the stories over the past two years of doctors, nurses and other health care providers holding hands of patients because their family could not.
Holding hands is something that you probably don’t think, you reach over and the hand of the person you love is just there. Did you reach out, out of habit, or because you need comfort, or maybe it’s guidance you are seeking in the darkness.
It is in that darkness that we seem to look for that hand will provide comfort and security. We search for the hand that we know in our hearts should be there.
Maybe the hand has become a metaphor for you. You know who to seek out in that darkness but are you someone that people seek in the dark? Are you the person that becomes the light in that darkness?
How can we be the light for someone else? It’s the small things. It’s the phone call, the cup of coffee, it’s caring when it’s hard to care. It’s saying I got your back.
One of my mentors would close his band concerts reminding each other to hold hands while crossing the street, and take care of each because we are all we have.
So, my friends this weeks challenge is to hold hands while you cross the street.
Until next time,
Juli
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