I have written in many of my blogs about the word Hope and what it means to others, the effect it has on lives. I am now watching it play out in my life.
In the past 24 hours I have seen something that could be hope...I don't want to get too excited for the fear it might not happen...those of you who have been in that place can probably relate.
Sometimes I even forget what hope feels like...the sensation, the strength it brings internally with it...the change in posture as I stand a little taller, the smile it brings.
I was playing around with my ipod looking at artists and song names looking for something different to listen to. No offense to John Waller--but I just can't listen to While I'm Waiting for the 1 millionth time. I came across this Sarah Groves song titled "It Might Be Hope"
the lyrics are below......
You do your work the best that you can
you put one foot in front of the other
life comes in waves and makes *its* demands
you hold on as well as *you're* able
You've been here for a long long time
Hope has a way of turning *its* face to you
just when you least expect it
you walk in a room
you look out a window
and something there leaves you breathless
you say to yourself
it's been a while since I felt this
but it feels like it might be hope
It's hard to recall what blew out the flame
it's been dark since you can remember
you talk it all through to find it a name
as days go on by without number
You've been here for a long long time
Hope has a way of turning *its* face to you
just when you least expect it
you walk in a room
you look out a window
and something there leaves you breathless
you say to yourself
it's been a while since I felt this
but it feels like it might be hope
Here is the link to listen for yourself...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRlOLZ0H4ck
I hope if you feel a little beat up by life and circumstances today that it gives you a little inspiration that things may turn around soon--maybe things are working behind the scenes right now that will set the table for something miraculous.
This is how hope starts. Out of the unexpected like this rainbow was the other day.... I get a call from a friend I used to work with telling me what he's doing now. Sometimes we lay seeds for harvesting later on...when things are bleak and we work on through difficult situations we speak to others about who we are and who they are. People remember what inspires them to find strength deep inside.
It is frustrating and yet so true that it is not what you know but who you know....the same resume in front of recruiters for a position will never be selected and yet after someone steps in and says "you need to meet this man" they can look at the parts of your history that align and see it so differently. It takes a few things..someone to stand up for you, and someone further up the hierarchy willing to look outside of the cookie cutter box and really look at people, someone looking for the best result in the end...not the safe result.
The story rolls on... but today....it feels like it might be Hope.
