Active Hope

Hope.

Hope is a real, tangible thing.  It is a knowledge, deep within you.  It doesn't need evidence, it exists without benefit of sight or touch, it lives inside of each and every one of your cells.  Hope is fed by that light inside, and it changes your world view.

Hope is love in action.  Hope is unlocked when you allow yourself to be secure in the knowledge that something beautiful is yours, right now - regardless of the day's situation, and despite any challenges.  Hope is what gets you up in the morning to work out, to write, or to learn something new.  Hope is the fuel you use to work on your dream while you balance the day to day.

Hope whispers in your ear to take that risk, the one your intuition is screaming at you to take.

Hope.  It's the thing that turns passion into action, and action creates movement, both in the physical practical sense, and in the energetic world.  Action changes the game. Each step taken strengthens that hope.  You rejoice in each day you have been given - even the very worst ones - because each is it's own gift, and those days combined to bring you to this one - the one you are standing in right now.

Hope reminds you, in every moment, that steps taken lead to dreams coming true and to blessings that are already yours right now, whether you can see them or not. Hope feeds all that hard work, especially on the days that you want to give up and make an excuse but you don't - you KNOW who you are. Hope lives in your heart and let's you know "Yes. That's yours. It's real. Don't give up or give in, no matter what."

Hope is an endless supply, within each of us, and it wells up and spills over.  And we give it to others around us, whether by sharing a smile, or lending a hand. By being a voice for change. By truly seeing people. By showing up. Maybe by just silently being there. Sometimes people can lose sight of hope.  When we reach out, we can help them to feel it and let that energy live inside of them again. It's like lighting a candle - your light remains undimmed and now the other is also glowing!   It costs us nothing and makes such a difference to anyone we come in contact with.  Hope is a free commodity, and it can change you, me and our world.

Today, I am grateful for hope.