Sometimes life gives us a big sucker punch to the gut—someone we trust betrays us, we suffer a financial failure, our life suddenly becomes unstable. These moments leave us gasping for air and in pain. When clichés like “everything happens for a reason,” just don’t cut it, how do we respond to failure and begin to hope again?

Sometimes life gives us a big sucker punch to the gut—someone we trust betrays us, we suffer a financial failure, our life suddenly becomes unstable. These moments leave us gasping for air and in pain. When clichés like “everything happens for a reason,” just don’t cut it, how do we respond to failure and begin to hope again?