hope

“I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still I am not what I once used to be, and by the grace of God I am what I am” John Newton

I hope you will go out and let stories happen to you, and that you will work them, water them with your blood and tears and laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom. Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Hope is sweet. Hope is illumining. Hope is fulfilling. Hope can be everlasting. Therefore, do not give up hope, Even in the sunset of your life. Sri Chinmoy

Sunflower stands and tracks the sun From Dawn until Apollo's Gone Towards his light, her body leant In upward focus, still, intent A patient and a hopeful eye In adoration of the sky Alone she stands in fields of fellowship Her hands oustretched yet with no strength to grip With countless other...

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering it will be happier. Alfred, Lord Tennyson