HOPE

Hope...is the opposite of despair.

Hope...is the opposite of discouragement.

Hope...is the opposite of impossible.

Hope...is a life raft to a person drowning

Hope...is oxygen to a person struggling forbreathe.

Hope...is the sight of a parent to a child that islost.

Hope...is the appeal process for theman on death row.

Hope...is chemotherapy and radiationfor the cancer patient.

Hope...is dialysis for the person with kidney failure.

Hope...is insulin for the person with diabetes.

Hope...is a wheelchair for those that are paralyzed.

Hope...is heart surgery for the personwith heart damage.

Hope...is antiepileptic drugs for the personwith seizures.

Hope...is brain surgery for the personwith a brain tumor.

Hope...is a shunt for the person that ishydrocephalic.

Hope...is public transportation forthose that can not drive.

Hope...is food for those that are poverty stricken.

Hope...is peace for those that live in war zones.

Hope...is the twelve step program for the alcoholic.

Hope...is a letter from family for the soldier away from home.

Hope...is a friend that loves and cares unconditionally.

Hope...is a dry place to sleep forthe homeless.

Hope...is a ray of sunshine, after a devastating storm.

Hope...is not a gift, it cannot be given.

Hope...is not tangible, it cannot be stolen.

Hope...cannot be bought for any amount of money.

Hope...is the desire to overcome the odds.

Hope...is the desire to fight back.

Hope...is belief in yourself, above all others.

Hope...comes from within the heart and soul.

Hope...is striving to be as successful as possible.

Hope...is accepting limitations.

Hope...is forgiveness.

Hope...is going forward, even when it hurts

Hope...is what carries us, when we are too tired to go on.

Hope...is to desire with some confidence offulfillment.

Hope...is to persist in hoping against allodds.

Hope...is the expectation that thingswill indeed get better.

Hope...is magic in an otherwise harsh world!