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Carol H Tucker
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do you have hope?
Today is the 23rd day of the 3rd month, the 3rd day of Holy Week and the 83rd day of 2016:
- Cuddly Kitten Day
- Holy Wednesday
- National Chip and Dip Day
- National Melba Toast Day
- National Puppy Day
- National Tamale Day
- Near Miss Day
- OK Day -- in 1839 we have the first recorded printed use of "OK" [oll korrect] used in Boston's Morning Post
- Ta'Anit Esther
- World Meteorological Day
In 1066 the 18th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet took place.
On the subject of hope that I brought up yesterday, this quote floated across my screen this morning and seemed quite appropriate to share at this point:
“The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.” ~ Joseph B. Wirthlin
Yesterday I was reminded of Jay Sher [I am really getting to like Facebooks’s “on this day” app] – and later in the day, I was told that I was living the life that someone else wanted [instead of having to deal with the hand they have been dealt]. Both of these individuals have something in common because they have lost that sense of hope; they are missing that vital third component – the feeling of survival. They feel [well Jay felt] trapped in a bad situation and without a way out or even forward. It is really easy to pontificate that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade, but just how do you hold on to positive thoughts and feelings while being overwhelmed by something catastrophic and negative happening in your life right now?
I keep thinking I can or should do more to help their depression, and yes I tend to beat myself up over it . Despite the many stories we read about someone “giving” another person hope, I am coming to realize it isn’t quite that easily done. Just like one person cannot “make” another person happy, I am beginning to suspect that one person cannot “make” another person hopeful. I can listen and be empathetic. I can help. I can make suggestions. I can share my coping mechanisms. I can try to be there as much as I can. I can keep saying that I see a future that is not so grim even when I can see what they are seeing. I could not change what was happening to Jay nor can I alter what is happening to my friend and I cannot chose to hope for them.
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