hope: a definition.

Hope: (noun) to cherish a desire with anticipation

1.) To cherish. To value. To hold closely.

But that which we grasp onto seems so prone to elude us.

2.) A desire. A want. A need.

I want a relationship like my parents’. I want a challenging career. I want my friends and family forever. I want to perform to my best athletic capabilities. I want adequacy.

3.) To anticipate. To look forward to. To expect.

But they say expectation is the root of all unhappiness.

Hope. To hold close to one’s heart a want, or even a need, with expectation of fulfillment.

Hope seems to escape us sometimes.

Reassurance in its purest form comes not from opinion but from fact. Try as they do to provide encouragement, even our closest friends and family cannot supply us with hard evidence that our journey is on track.

Off of what is hope based? Rarely are we indulged with some secret that restores self-confidence in our life’s direction.

Hope is based off of gut feelings, desires, expectations. Nothing that has proved itself worthy to rely on.

To give up one’s hope, however, is irrational.  What have we to lose in continuing the push for success toward that need, that desire?

Don't quit.