#hope

"Who Am I "I don't know who I am whenI'm not the person who loves you."

"And the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion. And whenever those twin poisonous flowers began to sprout in the parched land of that field, Mariam uprooted them. She uprooted them and ditched them before they took hold."

"The times are chaotic. For me, I would hope that people look at [Angel] and gain strength by it. With everything that I do, I hope that they see people struggling to live decent, moral lives in a completely chaotic world. They see how hard it is, how often they fail, and how they get up and keep trying. That, to me, is the most important message I'm ever going to tell."

"~ Faith lightens the path your shadowed mind has to walk ~"

"Winning vs. Losing [10w] Too often the cost of winning is losing your soul."

"Instead of being encouraged to feel completely protected, loved, honored, and respected by the Divine Force, you've been taught that you're being judged. Because you've been taught that, you feel guilt and fear. But guilt and fear do not open you connection to the Divine; they only serve to close your heart. The reality is that God's way is love, and you can see this for yourself."

"AMTRAK: See America at see level... even though we cost twice as much as a plane and get you there 3 days later."

"Premature Evacuation [10w] I've stopped all my relationships short,not unlike this poem."

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"Lotto If I won a million bucks in Lotto,I'd give it to Charity.Charity gives great head."

"Committees [10w] A committee sits in a rectangle and talks in circles."

"Mind Maneuvers When we hear something unflattering,our mind doesn't fully process it.When we hear a compliment,the mind goes into overdriveand tend to read too much into it."

"It is hope--with regard to our careers, our love lives, our children, our politicians, and our planet--that is primarily to blame for angering and embittering us. The incompatibility between the grandeur of our aspirations and the mean reality of our condition generates the violent disappointments which rack our days and etch themselves in lines of acrimony across our faces."

"How many fears came between us?Earthquakes, diseases, wars where hellrained smoldering pus from skies made of winged death.Horror tore this world asunder.While inside the bleeding smokeand beyond the shredded weeping fleshwe memorized tales of infinite good.--from The History Lesson"

"Let's get physical, physical [10w] All physical contact is meaningful,even if meaningful means sleazy."

"Glow in the Dark "You've led me from stark nightwith a love that glows in the dark."

"Eyes of Heaven To see through the eyes of heavenis to look upon your fellow manand only see the good in him."

"We can be redeemed only to the extent to which we see ourselves."

"Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other"

"Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good."