My Hope Report

I was in sixth grade
& the assignment was to write a report.
I LOVED writing reports.

The topic:
What is Hope?

I remember my reaction to this impossible challenge.

'HuH ?!?'
What is Hope ??
How in the world am I supposed to know something like that ?!?

But.
I dutifully wrote my words and handed in my paper.

Oh, how I wish I had saved that report.
I would love to compare what the sixth grade me expressed, to what today's me truly believes.

Hope.

My lifeline.
My constant.
My friend.
It is as valued as the air I breathe.

Why ?
Because I know hope will never, ever desert me.
It is my truest of trues.
My continuum.
Hope may be the teeniest, tiniest smidgen of light in a ocean of dark but, it is there.
Hope is always, always there.

It's precious.
It's priceless.
It's my confident protector.
My awesome force field.

Today's Topic:
What is Hope ?

Ooooooooooo
I'll tell you what hope is ....!

Hope Is Everything.
Absolutely. Positively. Everything.

:)

I Am My Feelings