Ingenuwitty

My friend Candice posted this video on her blog a week ago and I just had to gather it here.
I was inspired by the message and received a message of my own: hope isn't about 'credit'. A lot of people tell me they've 'given up hope' because they don't have any proof.
Hope has nothing to do with proof.
If there were proof, hope wouldn't be necessary.



Today's Fortune:

Without hope, despair would block the way and prevent progression. Hope is the bridge over the gutter between fear of disappointment and realization.

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
-- Carl Jung

There is hope in being irritated with someone because that irritation will lead us to understand an aspect of ourselves. It seems like difficult news to swallow, but with hope, a little bit of understanding can go a long way.

I hope for a world where we can be aware of ourselves without needing the irritation. Until then, though, it's good to keep hope about during times of annoyance.

I first heard this song on the incomparable Colin and Bethany's Foo Phenom. It's a calming, lovely, startlingly educational song. I found this GORGEOUS video on YouTube.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

I love this photo and the article with it. What I love about this photo is his look. She is smiling into the camera and he is giving her what I affectionately call 'The Boy Look.' The Boy Look starts with hope - hope that if he asks her out, she'll say yes. Hope that she could love him. Hope that it will work out.

Forever.

Today's Fortune:
Forever would be never without hope.



Find more of the marriage article in February's issue of Real Simple.