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~~~� "Hope"��~~~ � If you can look at the sunset and smile, then 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 roof top 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 favoured 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 give people the benefit of a doubt, then you still have hope. � If you still offer your hand in friendship to others that 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 buy the ornaments, put up the Christmas tree or cook the turkey, then you still have hope. � If you still watch love stories or want the 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 the 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 and 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. � Hope puts our feet on the path when our eyes cannot see it. � Hope moves us to act when our souls are confused of the direction. � Hope is a wonderful thing, something to be cherished and nurtured, and something that will refresh us in return.� And it can be found in each of us, and it can bring light into the darkest of�places.�Never lose hope. --Author Unknown |