Hope
Hope. In my life of severe, chronic pain after the anger of having my life stolen away and after the frequent fighting with the pain, I discovered hope. I accepted my new life and embraced hope. Hope for what, in what? Very simple really, I just hope for a pain free hour and for a half night of real sleep. I hope for a good day and that I can help someone else who suffers this way. Sometimes, I just hope for something good to happen today. Hope has not removed any pain but only helps me cope more peacefully with it. I have moments and I have days that hope seems to slip away. When that happens I feel I am beginning to slip away into the darkness of depression. I certainly do not desire to have that along with the severe, constant pain. That is when I must grab hold of hope again. If you feel you've been swallowed up into the dark abyss remember to put in your mind's grip one hopeful thought and do not let that thought go, hang on tight for that is the beginning of your journey upward. ~Sherry
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You have given me hope, SherryBerry! Very inspirational~
I know you will get what you hope for (that\'s called faith, lol)
Oh thanks. : ) Hope, belief and faith. How important they are!
Thank-you for sharing that beautiful letter..........I am a big fan of HOPE.
Victor Frankel (holocaust survivor/psychologist) said the people who survived the most while being held prisioner\'s were the one\'s who maintained even the slighted amount of HOPE. I believe HOPE is our major survival skill, as we too are held prisioner\'s in a sense. After 12yrs of this, a few years ago I decided to acknowledge what I could do, ie: see, touch, smell, cry, love, whole personality change (much more compassionate), allow myself to be angry (in a healthy way) became a prayer warrior for others (I could do this from home) all because of HOPE.
So, I\'m on board with you.........It took some time to get there...........once I got past the big question \"why me\" I finally can say \"why not me.\" It\'s been, and is, quite a journey. Thanks for sharing.
Vicki
Wow, thanks Vicki. I love the whole subject of hope as you say, \"it is our major survivial skill\". Amen, that\'s the way I see it. It makes ALL the difference. I hope you have a great day. : )