Hope!!

Hope...is the opposite of despair.
Hope...is the opposite of discouragement.
Hope...is the opposite of impossible.
Hope...is a life raft to a person drowning
Hope...is oxygen to a person struggling for breathe.
Hope...is the sight of a parent to a child that is lost.
Hope...is the appeal process for theman on death row.
Hope...is chemotherapy and radiation for the cancer patient.
Hope...is dialysis for the person with kidney failure.
Hope...is insulin for the person with diabetes.
Hope...is a wheelchair for those who are paralyzed.
Hope...is heart surgery for the person with heart damage.
Hope...is antiepileptic drugs for the person with seizures.
Hope...is brain surgery for the person with a brain tumor.
Hope...is a shunt for the person that is hydrocephalic.
Hope...is public transportation for those who cannot drive.
Hope...is food for those who are poverty stricken.
Hope...is peace for those who live in war zones.
Hope...is the twelve step program for the alcoholic.
Hope...is a letter from family for the soldier away from home.
Hope...is a friend that loves and cares unconditionally.
Hope...is a dry place to sleep for the homeless.
Hope...is a ray of sunshine, after a devastating storm.
Hope...is not a gift, it cannot be given.
Hope...is not tangible, it cannot be stolen.
Hope...cannot be bought for any amount of money.
Hope...is the desire to overcome the odds.
Hope...is the desire to fight back.
Hope...is belief in yourself, above all others.
Hope...comes from within the heart and soul.
Hope...is striving to be as successful as possible.
Hope...is accepting limitations.
Hope...is forgiveness.
Hope...is going forward, even when it hurts.
Hope...is what carries us, when we are too tired to go on.
Hope...is to desire with some confidence of fulfillment.
Hope...is to persist in hoping against all odds.
Hope...is the expectation that things will indeed get better.
Hope...is magic in an otherwise harsh world!!

HOPE!!

When all about you is black with gloom,

And all you feel is pending doom.

When your bones are racked with grim despair-

When every breath is a gasp for air.

Keep on going, though you need to grope,

For around the bend is a ray of hope.

A ray of hope is perhaps all that's left,

As your will to live has been bereft.

You've lost it all, it's just no use!

You can end it all, you need no excuse.

But throw away that piece of rope,

And give yourself a chance of hope.

Just give yourself another day,

Brushing aside what your thoughts may say.

This is your life and you can make a new start,

By ignoring the brain - just follow the heart.

Taking baby steps in order to cope,

And minute by minute you'll build on your hope.

Build on your hope,. one day at a time,

Though the road be steep and hard to climb.

The hurts of the past - they should be dead.

The fears of the future are all in your head.

Just live in the present and refuse to mope

Your life will sparkle for you're living in hope.