There are some things going on in our lives at this time that gnaw at my ability to live with a ton of hope. Now perhaps, this difficulty stems from my tendencies to be weak on patience. They may be linked to the overall malaise in the country with the state of the economy, unemployment, etc. Maybe it’s the amount of effort I expend, completely not correlated to the return on my “investments”. I don’t know. I do know that I am struggling with being HOPEFUL. The Jim is being the cock-eyed optimist these days, and while that’s a slight shift, I’m glad he’s able to look through the cloudy sky and see the glimmer of the sun. While I’m not going to talk about the issues that are gnawing at me, I’m just curious? How do we foster and encourage hopefullness in a time, place and situation where it feels like a lot of the hope crew have taken a lunch break?
I’m completely open to suggestions. I’m mildly hopeful you may have some.
In the meantime, I’ll leave it to Morrissey:
Okay, so it sounds more elaborate than it really is right? This is our little slice of internet nonsense, which basically is our on-going effort to keep our friends and family up-to-date on our lives, our love and our continuing pursuit of pomegranates. In this modern age of movement, we’ve realized that distance is not an excuse to not keep everyone posted, so please - stop by anytime - in person or internet-ly and know that you are all never far from our thoughts.
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June 19, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Kim
It’s hard to have hope and even harder to have faith right now. I have a bunch of applications and cover letters that have been sent – and the people don’t even respond.
I know I won’t be unemployed for the rest of my life, but it sure seems like it right now.