Never Lose Hope
If you can look at the sunset and smile
then you can have hope
If you can find beauty
in the colors of a flower
then you still have hope
If you can find pleasure
in the movement of a butterfly
then you still have hope
If the smile of a child
can still warm your heart
then you still have hope
If you can see the good in other people
then you still have hope
If the rain falling on a rooftop
can still lull you to sleep
then you still have hope
If the soft fur of a beloved pet
still feels pleasant under your fingertips
then you still have hope
If you meet new people with
a trace of excitement and optimism
then you still have hope
If you give people
the benefit of the doubt
then you still have hope
If you still offer your hand in friendship
to others that have touched your life
then you still have hope
If receiving an unexpected card or letter
still brings a pleasant surprise
then you still have hope
If the suffering of others
still fills you with pain and frustration
then you still have hope
If you refuse to let a friendship die
or accept that it must end
then you still have hope
If you look forward
to a time or place of quiet and reflection
then you still have hope
If you still watch love stories
or want the endings to be happy
then you still have hope
If you can look to the past and smile
then you still have hope
If, when faced with the bad,
when told everything is futile
And you can look up
and end the conversation with the phrase...
"yeah...but.."
then you still have hope
Hope is such a marvelous thing
It bends, it twists, it sometimes hides
but rarely does it break
It sustains us when nothing else can
It gives us reason to continue
And courage to move ahead
when we tell ourselves we'd rather give in
Hope puts a smile on our face
when the heart cannot manage
Hope puts our feet on the path
when our eyes cannot see it
Hope moves us to act when our souls
are confused of the direction
Hope is a wonderful thing
Something to be cherished and nurtured
And something that will refresh us in return
And it can be found in each of us
It can bring light into the darkest of places
Never Lose Hope
~Author Unknown~
 
 I Love How You Love Me
8-09-00/jr
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