Where Do You Find Hope?

[Dinger]

Poll question: Where Do You Find Hope?

I'm needing hope right now, not as much as the hurricane victims, but I still need it.

[HEyHEY]

1. A 40 minute drive past Chilliwack

[Allenberg]

2. I make my own hope.

I pause, take a breath, realize all the other ills in the world that are much worse than my current situation, and then I press on. I'm a pretty unflappable person, so your milage may vary.

[WindRavenX]

3. when I think about how rare life is in the universe

That gives me hope that somehow we wont fuck this up.

[Chichiri]

4. I find it in my girlfriend

Who is, sadly, an eight-hour drive away. ;(

[Igel]

5. I usually look for what's dashing my hope.

Not 'hopes', which are a different sort of critter.

Usually I find that the pessimism is rooted in a lack of knowledge of the facts, or not understanding the facts.

Or, conversely, I find that I have much too long a view of things, and that's the hardest pessimism to fight off. In a 1000 years I'll be dead and forgotten, most people alive today will be dead and forgotten; in 1 million years, little will be left of human civilization as we know it.

Then I look at my 20 month old toddler, and realize I'll be damned lucky to survive him and his antics for another month.

[Carni]

6. I see none whatsoever NT

[JVS]

7. It's in the liquor

;-)

[blondeatlast]

8. My wonderful 8yo son, VJ, who never gives up and knows just the

perfect time to give mom a hug--like just a few minutes ago.

[RevCheesehead]

9. All of the above.

Actually, my best sources of hope come in visits to elderly members of our congregation. In their years, they've accumulated much wisdom, and have a great deal to share.

Our world tells the elderly that we don't want them - but we sure do NEED them.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. 'Other' got my vote...

Most of my hope comes from the folks right here on DU....

I LOVE YOU ALL.......:grouphug:

[miss_kitty]

11. Arkansas

City of Hope, Arkansas official Web site
http://www.hopearkansas.net/