Re: Re: hope

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Some people asked for a definition of hope.

So this is what came up for me:

To me, hope is an opportunity to do the work. When I see that I hope a

certain thing, and I have nothing else to do, I can go to finding why I

want it.

For instance, from " I hope tomorrow it snows " , I can go to " It should

snow tomorrow " - Is that really true?

And explore, why I would believe that it would be better, for *anyone*,

if tomorrow fell snow.

Or stop snowing, for that matter.

So many opportunities to investigate!

Love,

Am 29.12.2004 um 11:25 schrieb christownsend2002:

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>>> Would you rather love change with your painful illusions? or

>> would you rather love change and be free at the same time - your

>> choice.

>> And maybe for YOU hope does bring attachment and aversion. Maybe

>> not for someone else. Maybe someone else is able to let go

>> immediately when the " desired " thing does not appear. I see hope

>> as part of imagination,

>> for a creative person. I see hope arising within the heart NOT

>> within the mind. I experience hope as a playful child within me,

>> that shows me possibilities and potentials and GUIDES me in the

>> direction god wants me to go, when I am not in the way.

>

> Thats very true. I think that we do need to love our thinking and

> bring understanding to our thoughts until they let us go.

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> I'm curious Judy what definition of hope are you using, or even

> better how would you define hope to a child or to someone that

> doesn't speak english?

>

> Also when you hope for something to change or happen is it

> the 'something' that you hope to change or your feelings that you

> want to change?

>

> I respect your comments and from one of your other posts I do think

> that one can have hope and live in freedom at the same time.

> although said at the LA intensive feb 20 1999

> that " Expectation is premeditated disappointment " . (I know that she

> is not talking about hope but they are very similar words).

>

> Love you all

>

> Chris