How we steady ourselves against the great trials of life

No matter how evolved we think we are, when we are caught up in a terrible tragedy we aren't sitting around wondering what lessons we can learn from it — we are just holding on for dear life hoping we can survive. Tragedy arrives in a blur; hopelessness, feigned calm and a fog-like numbness that feels like a surreal dream. The last thing we may need when in moments of tremendous trial is empty reassurances that it will all be ok. Oftentimes, it most certainly will not be ok. What it will like...