Hope

Hope
by Annie Tornabene















In each one's life a little pain and grief must fall. It's part of being alive. Sometimes pain and grief feel like the rainforest's rains. We wonder if it will ever end. Crushing poverty, rampant drug and alcohol use, increasing economic conditions, diseases, and chronic racial and relationship tensions have largely caused a problem for many. No matter what circumstances you are facing as long as you have hope, you are going to make it. According to Martin Luther, "Everything that is done in the world is done by hope."

Hope is that glimmer of light in a room full of darkness. Hope is that victorious song of the sparrow that sings through the silence of defeat. Hope is that spark that ignites the flame in a pile of burning ashes. True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings, said William Shakespeare. Hope is that blade of grass piercing through the snow to let you know that new life is there. Hope dispels all negative thoughts.

When I was suffering from the fog of depression, I did a painting of a dark night with the moon shining through. Because I knew as long as I could see the light, I could face tomorrow. You can too. I have enough hope for both of us until you have courage to realize you have hope.

If you are going through a tough time, know that hope is there with you. It may be a little spark, all it needs is a little fanning and it will rise up to help you seize the moment. It will help you make it. Together we can make a difference. Hope makes a difference.