Hope
If you can look at
the sunset and smile,
then
you still have hope.
If you can find beauty in the colors of a
small flower,
then
you still have hope.
If you can find pleasure in the movement of
a butterfly,
then
you still have hope.
If the smile of a child can still warm your
heart
then
you still have hope.
If you can see the good in other people,
then
you still have hope.
If the rain breaking on a roof top can still
lull you to sleep,
then you still have
hope.
If the sight of a rainbow still makes you
stop and stare in wonder,
then
you still have hope.
If the soft fur of a favored pet still feels
pleasant under your fingertips,
then you still have
hope.
If you meet new people with a trace of
excitement and optimism,
then
you still have hope.
If you give people the benefit of a doubt,
then you still have
hope.
If you still offer your hand in friendship
to others that have touched your life,
then
you still have hope.
If receiving an unexpected card or letter
still brings a pleasant surprise,
then
you still have hope.
If the suffering of others still fills you
with pain and frustration,
then
you still have hope.
If you refuse to let a friendship die,
or
accept that it must end, then you still have
hope.
If you look forward to a time or place of
quiet and reflection,
then you still have
hope.
If you still buy the ornaments, put up the
Christmas tree or cook the turkey,
then
you still have hope.
If you still watch love stories or want the
endings to be happy,
then you still have
hope.
If you can look to the past and smile,
then
you still have hope.
If, when faced with the bad, when told
everything is futile, you can still look up
and end the conversation with the phrase....
"yeah....BUT.."
then you still have hope.
Hope is such a marvelous thing. It bends, it
twists, it sometimes hides, but rarely does
it break. It sustains us when nothing else
can. It gives us reason to continue and
courage to move ahead, when we tell
ourselves we'd rather give in.
Hope puts a smile on our face when the heart
cannot manage.
Hope puts our feet on the path when our eyes
cannot see it.
Hope moves us to act when our souls are
confused of the direction.
Hope is a wonderful thing, something to be
cherished and nurtured, and something that
will refresh us in return.
And it can be found in each of
us, and it can bring light into the darkest
of places.
NEVER
LOSE HOPE!
Author Unknown To
Me...