A while back I wrote about choosing "hope" as my word for the year. Since then I haven't mentioned much about this decision and how it's going. I also haven't shared any good metaphors lately so I thought I would write about both in one letter today.
About a week ago during a visit to Charming Charlie I decided to treat myself to this...
It is my word for the year and really, who couldn't use a little sparkly hope in their everyday. (Plus, it was on clearance for the girl who loves a bargain.) All was going well. My Revolution key chain would be moved from car key to newly assigned work keys and Hope would become my car key chain. Then it happened. I caught the H on my console and just like Hope broke in two.
Insert metaphor here: Sometimes in life it really feels like hope just falls apart. The thing you've been waiting for, wanting for and especially hoping for seems to break into pieces. So what do you do? What did I do? Well, first I tried a little glue but that only held for a few hours. Then I tried glue and band aid (yes, a real band aid!) but that only last a few days. Today I designed a custom wire brace and am currently waiting for the glue to dry so I can see if that will be enough to keep Hope together indefinitely. The thing about hope is that it doesn't have to be permanently broken. Even when it all seems lost, there is always a way to put hope back together. Maybe it's not exactly the same as it was before, however maybe the new version will be even better and stronger. Plus there is satisfaction and character building in working with the broken pieces to put them back together.
All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put humpty dumpty back together again. Hope, however, can definitely be repaired. It just takes some trust and confidence that it can be done and as previously stated that's what hope really means.
Until next time...
Peace & Love,
Hope
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