Hoping

Dear readers, I'm going to let you in on a little secret of life:

It really sucks sometimes.
There are days where things really just don't go our way. It can be big things: You flunk the test, you break your arm, you drop a vat of syrup on the floor and ruin your favorite skateboard.
Or it could be a little thing: you broke your pencil, you bent a fingernail, you just got halfway through your favorite video game and a stupid boss killed you so you have to start all over which will take you a good hour or so ( wait, maybe that should be in the "big thing" category)... the list goes on and on.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not here to whine and complain. This blog is not a venting outlet. I'm simply stating a fact of existence.
Now, that being said, what can we do about it?
Well, there's two ways of dealing with the suckingness of our time on this sinful little planet.

1. We can embrace it with negativity

Okay. Just saying right now, I'm not going to spend precious paragraphs of my time bashing negativity. The fact is, I know quite a few people who say "the glass is half empty" and enjoy their lives very much (*coughcoughMarkcoughcough*). I might not understand their point of view, but I respect it. If they want to rain on their own parade, who am I to say they can't? It's their parade after all. I probably wouldn't appreciate them saturating on my celebrations, but if they did I would acknowledge their opinion and stick with my own. As long as being gloomy about things floats your boat and doesn't drastically negate your spiritual growth, I'm all for it. But just remember to bring an umbrella next time you go outside.

2. We can embrace it with positivity

To be honest, I think hope is a beautiful thing. ( If your first name is Hope and you happen to be reading this, that means you too. In a no-homo way.) I love movie characters who show exceptional resilience to bad circumstances. Take Harvey Dent, for example. Sure, Sure, he ended up losing his marbles and turning into a villain. But still. I think he had a lot of good things to say before the Joker got to him.

"The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming."

I've definitely been through my share of junk. There have been times where I've just wanted to curl up in a ball and self-destruct. But in retrospect, I've been so blessed. I have amazing friends, a good family, a lovely Playstation 2 console who loves me unconditionally, and a God who never gives up on me.

Wow. Now that I think about it, playing PS2 far outweighs the perks of self-destruction.

In closing, I just want to remind you all, in the words of Ignitus from the Legend of Spyro trilogy, "Even in the darkest of times, there is always hope."

There will always be a light to hang on to. Maybe you can't always see it, but even the knowledge that ultraviolet light simply exists can be comforting.

“Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has finally come together. What you have always wished for has finally come to be. You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask yourself... 'How did I get through all of that?”

Ad astra per aspera.

~Caroline