Hope.
by: Liane Schmidt
When all else fails. When you feel you have nothing else. You have hope. You have always had hope. You can do anything, you can carry on when it feels like everything you have ever wanted is so far away. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how faint or brilliant it is for you, it is always there. In the toughest of times, do not forget this. Always remember this.
With life, with everything, I risk everything. Give all of me in any given moment and at times this can leave my heart aching with hope, with hurt, with disappointment, with indescribable joy. I do this because I know if I give all of me, then and only then, am I truly living. Being me completely I will never have regrets. And, I do this because I don’t know how to live any other way.
This way of living, however, does make for some incredibly painful and trying times. But, I also know that the greater pain one has felt the deeper levels of joy they can experience as well. There have been moments in my life where the joy I have felt is truly beyond anything words could ever describe. And, ironically, this has often occurred when I am going through the toughest times in my life. I believe this is because, there truly is a fine line between pain and pleasure. It is painful sometimes to receive a deep tissue massage, but it can also be one of the most healing, blissful experiences.
Today, I need to remember the ache in my heart is there for a reason and that people will come and go in my life, but love, true love in friendships, relationships, in your career, etc. will remain, will stay a part of your life forever, because that is real and that is, in the end, what will always, always truly matter above all else.
Hold tight to hope. Hold onto it with everything in your heart.
Take care of yourselves, for always.
