'When the world says, 'Give up' - Hope whispers, 'Try it one more time' - Anonymous
I always liked the idea that hope was a quiet voice that only you could hear. This thought usually came to me during the low times in life. I suspect, like most people, hope was a completely different idea or concept when things were going well. Instead of it being a whisper, it would probably be in surround-sound that was impossible to ignore. At those times it would be seen as a great incentive, achievement or even certainty about the future. Hope is the one thing that motivates us to carry on when we feel defeated and to never give up when life is particularly challenging.
It may take a while for me to write what I need to say, but, I need to make a very big decision, probably the hardest decision I have made in my life so far and one that could change my life forever. For this reason, I want to look closely at what is happening in my life right now and revisit some significant times from the past 7 years. Only then, if I listen hard enough, am I likely to hear the whispers of hope that will enable me to make my decision.
