Hope

I have decided to go ahead and use this blog to talk about my views on aspects in my life. I will eventually cover love, sadness, despair, amongst others.

Today, however, I want to cover hope.

Hope gives us courage, it gives us an outlook on the future. It is one of the keys to life.

Hope is what makes me get up every day. While I have none of the things I wanted by this age, my hope is what keeps me going.

But we all lose hope, and that is when we have our times of weakness. These times can overwhelm us to tragic points. I am not going to preach and talk down to anyone, only the individual can overcome these times. Sometimes they can be overcome with friends, or family or a church, or a stranger; but sometimes they can't.

Life is hard, but never give up on your primary goal(s) in life. From: getting the girl you love to dancing at your kid's wedding to seeing your grandchildren. Let no one keep you from your goals, not even yourself. It is your faith in these things that can get you through the bad.

At the end of 2009, I gave up on getting the one thing that I want out of life. Little did I know that I knocked out my own foundation. Everything in life got to me quickly. Not long after I tried killing myself.

After I informed people of this, they tried to help. I appreciate their words and actions, but it was up to me and me alone to get the job done.

It has not been easy, and sucked for the most part, but I am getting there. I will not give up on that one thing ever again. It is from there I get my strength to deal with the day-to-day stresses.

So I ask you all, not to give up hope. If a loved one passes away, live your life and try to make them proud of who you are and will become. If it is because you are seriously ill, then enjoy the time you have left with those you love. We only get one shot at life, even if we die; it is these moments and memories that make us live on.

Hope is my foundation and "hope"fully it can be yours too.

Never give hope up, never