We've all been there. We've all had our fair share of bad days and even some really great days too. We've all also hit the lowest points in our lives and maybe have even felt like there was no hope left to hold on to. I can tell you from a personal standpoint, that there is always hope to hold onto long after you think you've already lost it.
My junior year of college I hit some of the lowest points in my life that I thought were only figments of my imagination. Places I never thought I would be brought to, both personally and emotionally. I thought I had failed myself. My guard was let down solely because I let it down myself. My head and my heart were in two different places and it felt like my whole world was rocked. Just when I thought life couldn't get worse, that little glimpse into my future made it all the better. That little glimpse was an old friend I had left behind when my world was spinning in a thousand different directions. That old friend was hope.
It's always easier said then done but I can assure you hope is something you should always have and hold onto. It not only helps you in your darkest days, but motivates you in your brightest to keep on going even if you think you can't. The five reasons stated below explain why you should never give up hope:
1. Hope may be just a four letter word, but it is a powerful little thing with a lot of meaning that can help you hang on, because better days are coming.
2. Hope gives you the strength to find the goodness in each new day that comes.
3. The word "hope" literally gives you hope for whatever it is you are going through if you just believe that you can get through some of the worst situations that happen to you.
4. Hope promises a new day with new opportunities.
5. Having hope will bring you happiness, you just have to hold on and believe.
A very important person in my life who means a lot to me, and who is very special to me, gave me a beautiful piece of jewelry with an even more beautiful meaning. When I opened the box, the word that stared back at me was "Hope." The meaning read as follows: "Wear this necklace and remember: Every morning the sea waits for the sun to rise. And every morning it does, revealing a brand new day where anything is possible."
Anything is possible. The sea does wait for the sun to rise, and the sun rises to meet the sea. Brand new days do come, and in every brand new day is a chance to live your life to the fullest. Opportunities arise for people when they truly believe that they are capable of things they may have never thought of before. Holding onto hope gave my life a whole new meaning, holding onto hope saved me from those dark places where I once resided.
