Dear Gloria
in http://www.heavenletters.org/the-warmth-of-the-sun.html
last parag.
"Not only does life change, you also change. What is in your hands may seem like dross, yet it can be gold. If it is not gold, it can be the predecessor of gold. Welcome whatever comes for the placeholder that it is. Give credit to your life and to yourself. Give credit. Be like a host to your life. Serve tea."
I am not sure what meaning I should give to "placeholder". The sentence says that whatever comes is a placeholder. But a placeholder of what or for what? Is it a substitute like dross is a placeholder for gold?
Thanks