You Still Have Hope

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You Still Have Hope

If you can find beauty in the colors of a small flower, then you still have

hope.

If you can find pleasure in the movement of a butterfly, then you still have

hope.

If the smile of a child can still warm your heart, then you still have hope.

If you can see the good in other people, then you still have hope.

If the rain breaking on a rooftop can still lull you to sleep, then you still

have hope.

If the sight of a rainbow still makes you stop and stare in wonder, then you

still have hope.

If the soft fur of a favored pet still feels pleasant under your fingertips,

then you still have hope.

If you meet new people with a trace of excitement and optimism, then you still

have hope.

If you still offer your hand in friendship to others who have touched your

life, then you still have hope.

If receiving an unexpected card or letter still brings a pleasant surprise,

then you still have hope.

If the suffering of others still fills you with pain and frustration, then you

still have hope.

If you refuse to let a friendship die, or accept that it must end, then you

still have hope.

If you look forward to a time or place of quiet and reflection, then you still

have hope.

If you still watch love stories or want endings to be happy, then you still

have hope.

If you can look to the past and smile, then you still have hope.

If, when faced with the bad, when told everything is futile, you can still

look up and end he conversation with the phrase, " Yeah, but ... " then you still

have hope.

Hope is such a marvelous thing. It bends, it twists, it sometimes hides, but

rarely does it break. It sustains us when nothing else can. It gives us reason

to continue with courage to move ahead, when we tell ourselves we'd rather give

in.

Hope puts a smile on our face when the heart cannot manage it. Hope puts our

feet on the path when our eyes cannot see it. Hope is a wonderful thing,

something to be cherished and nutured, and somehing that will refresh us in

return. And it can be found in each of us. It can bring light into the darkest

of places. Never lose hope.

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