Always HOPE

 Always hope for tomorrow. Don't give up. No matter how bad it looks or feels. There is always a chance it will get better. Life can be dark, painful and difficult, leaves you to wonder WHY? Look for the moments of happiness, the good people you have met along the way. Sometimes it's only a fleeting moment, but it's a good moment. Live to the best of your ability and do the right thing whenever you can. We can regret our mistakes, but don't let them take you down. Nobody is perfect, we have all made bad choices along the way. Look for ways out of the darkness, look beyond the pain. The situation may feel like it's never going to end. Don't get stuck there. Look for openings, ways to get out, to get away. 

Change is always scary at first. Stepping into the unknown. It's better to walk away from a bad situation than to drown in it. You lose who you are when you allow others to bring you down. Don't stoop to their level. No matter how much it hurts, It heals when you walk away. Sometimes you have to let go of all you care about. Sometimes you think you are alone. Look up, you will see others suffering in their own darkness as well. Nobody lives in sunshine all the time. Sometimes folks fake happiness as a way to cover up their pain. Depression isn't a choice, it's not something you get over and it can't be cured with a pill. Even though the doctors like to make you think it can. 

Hope is the power of change..... 

Hope is not just a feeling of optimism but a dynamic process that involves agency and pathways to achieve goals. It is a belief in one's capability to act and the identification of routes to achieve those goals. Hope engages brain regions associated with goal-directed behavior, including the prefrontal cortex and dopamine pathways, releasing dopamine that is linked to motivation and reward. This neurological wiring makes hope a fundamental aspect of human biology, driving us to seek resources, build communities, and innovate. Hope creates a proactive mindset, turning current challenges into stepping stones for progress, and is essential for personal development, scientific progress, and societal change. 

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Little things can make a big difference. Reach for things you know you can accomplish and feel good when you have succeeded. If it feels too big, break it down into smaller parts. Don't worry about cleaning the whole house. Look at one room or one task. Take it one step at a time. Don't stress the car being broken down. Look at getting the parts, then getting help to put them on. If it still isn't fixed, look at what else might be wrong. Don't worry about the things you can't get done being stranded. Look around for the things you can do while being stranded. You might not be accomplishing what you think needs to be done. You will be accomplishing things that can be done. 

Nobody is certain tomorrow will come, no one has a signed agreement to how long life will last. We have now, we have today. Don't waste it. Use it to the fullest possible. God's word tells us to worry about today and let the tomorrow take care of itself. God knows the needs. God will provide what is needed in this day. Not what is wanted, wished for or dreamed of, but what is needed. No matter how bad it looks or feels you can get through it. You just have to have hope, faith and a belief that you are in God's hands. He will see you through. 

It's felt like the end of the road so many times in life. It's felt like 'ending it' would be the best for all. There has always been this one little voice saying 'hang on - it's going to get better,' There is a reason for everything even though we may not see the cause. Sometimes we are blessed to see the outcome and have understanding later on, sometimes - we never get to know the WHY.  You just have to keep breathing and HOPE with FAITH believing that things will change and the sun will shine again. 

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