Holding Gratitude in Tension with Grief

A lesson in how loss informs the greatness of a gift

Photo by Al Ishrak Sunny on Unsplash

Whilst contemplating my next tattoo, I have long felt drawn to images of trees and forests, a representation of wilderness and the wild that has been drawn out of me in recent years since my heart, mind and spirit took up residence there. The wilderness has been a place of great significance: a place where the darkest of shadows have been…