Today my sister and I donned our winter gear and trudged up Main Street for our walk. Last Tuesday we experienced another snowfall with temperatures that dipped into the 20s. I posted a picture of this little pansy a week ago on 11/20/12 on my "Fear and Hope" entry. As I walked along with my sister; I was anxious to see if this little glimmer of hope was still alive; sure enough it was. My sister was so taken back by the site of this little flower blooming in the middle of winter that she insisted I take this picture. In her excitement she had me forward the picture to an individual with the words "Hope for the Hopeless." She was amazed by the tenacity of this little flower to live even when odds were against it. HOPE she felt it and so did I for a second time in a week. I am still smiling when I look at this snippet of life.
Grief, Sorrow, Heartache; all emotions that can cloud our vision to see the beauty all around us. Someone very close to my heart struggles with a terrible hurt. It troubles me to see how fear has taken away her joy for life. I remind her over and over - don't ever give up HOPE.....
Hope is the salve and holistic remedy to propel us forward to live again wholeheartedly and not just exist going through the motions.
We must never give up hope; be it hope for the healing of an illness, hope for a better earth, hope for the return of a love one, hope for a failed marriage or my hope to see my Jay again someday.
Reflection: Psalm 130-5
"I wait for The Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope."
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