Hope for the Hopeless

 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Hope for the Hopeless

Sunday, February 9, 2014

 We've all heard the phrase "wish upon a star" while this is fun and entertaining, forget about it. If you really want all your dreams to come true, you need to hold on to HOPE.

HOPE matters: HOPE is a choice. HOPE can be learned, and HOPE can be shared with other people.
Every time I need to be at Mayo Hospital, I take time to talk to those who are suffering from cancer. I've been trying to spread HOPE to those who do not understand what it means to have Hope and feel hopeless and lonely.

When I meet these people, it breaks my heart to hear them say, "I have no future; I have so much I wanted to do in life" I usually tell them how we think about our future--how we hope--determines how well we live our lives. When I have been desperate to need some type of HOPE, I will kneel and pray for guidance and comfort. I have found that Hope is not just being optimistic. Optimism is just an attitude. Hope, on the other hand, is belief plus action. You're hopeful if you believe in your future, that tomorrow will be better than the present and that you have the power to make it happen.

Many times, I have had to force my brain to see myself healed and happy. This takes excellent power of the mind but can be learned. Hopes are sustainable, but wishes are not.

Does Hope lead to happiness? Not by itself, but it is hard to be happy without it. One of the ways I have decided to hold on to that Hope is to surround myself with people who are optimistic about life, who take "hard to do" things, and accomplish the unthinkable.  

Winston Churchill said: "We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give."