Showing posts with label hope. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hope. Show all posts

Friday, May 6, 2011

Life


Life. Changes. Sometimes we do. Sometimes we don't. Better if we do. Change. Better for us. Better for the world. Keeps hope close. Or at least that's my experience of it. Been a long time since I've written. Just got inspired by change. From one moment to the next. Sun's out. We've prayed for that. Long time. No change. Just rain and cold.

When is it going to change everyone asks?
When it damn well pleases, that's when. When we least expect it to. And then it changes again.

I try to learn as I go. Sometimes I get stuck. Hard to remember life changes when you're in the stuck place. And then it changes and everything changes with it.

On the cusp of something wonderful. At least that's how I feel at the moment. Could change the next moment. Could stay the same. Which would be fantastic. Good to know that good comes from all situations. Bad and Good. Good and Bad. Depends on which glasses (metaphorically speaking) we decide to wear that day. Hour. Moment. Second. Humbling actually when it comes down to it. But that's life, humbling, inspiring. Difficult to put one's finger on. Not sure where I'm going with this. Only procrastinating going to the gym. Anything not to go. Human I guess. But life doesn't procrastinate. It can't. Maybe I should learn from life. And go forth without expectation, fearless and determined.

So fearlessly and determined I go...to the gym. Into the long awaited sunshine. Hopeful for the next moment to come. Which it usually does. Without effort. Which is more than I can say about going to the gym.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Hope


Photo Billy Sharff

Though hope is elusive, fleeting, momentary. It is also infectious. It is something we long for, look forward to. Pray for. Dream of. Contemplate. Cherish.

Each one of us has a unique perspective on it. A way to connect with it. To hold it. And it is up to us. All of us. As individuals. As a group. As a combined population. As a world. To help each other keep it.

To hope means to wish for better. For yourself and others. Hope to see you again soon. Hope good things will happen for you. Hope you find someone to share your life with. Hope you get that job. A child. A home. Hope Haiti recovers. Hope the Holocaust will never be forgotten. Hope that truth and justice will prevail.

My father hoped to find his beloved sister Risha. My mother for peace and joy. My dearest sister Joanna to find her true love. Companionship. Friendship.

I want to to give back all that was given to me. To those who need it. Or have lost it. Or want to find it so they can live again. Laugh again. Trust and have faith that all will be well again. And of course, to hope again.