Hope

There is always hope. Living in the world we are in today often makes it hard to remember that. Whenever the going gets tough, we just want to “go.” Giving up is always an easy option, but what is there to gain from it? What do you learn from it, besides learning that you are acting like a coward? It is impossible to set your course in life and continue down it with no interruptions. But that is what life is all about. I mean, how boring would life be if everything was planned out perfectly and you knew absolutely everything that would go down in your life. Sure it would be “comfortable,” but that is not what we are here to experience. We will have plenty of rest once our mission here on the earth is finished. A life without challenges is not worth living. There would be no growing. Only shallow relationships would develop. There would be no curiosity, no adventure and no trials to prove who you truly are. Life can be brutal at times, and during those times you want to give up and say “it’s too much.” I am here to tell you that there is no such thing as “too much,” only the mindset of hopelessness. And, quite frankly, that is flimsy to think like that because there is always hope. Hope can manifest itself daily to encourage you to keep moving forward. Hope can be found in the quiet moments spent alone. It is manifest during your conversations with your grandparents. It is manifest when forgiveness is shown. It is manifest when a child is born. It is manifest when you attend a funeral. In short, hope is all around us, encouraging us to press forward finish this race that is life. We just have to choose to see it.