a hope we cannot explain...

When we were on our family vacation in California a few weeks ago, Sadi went down to the workout room every morning.  One of the mornings I noticed she was wearing this shirt and couldn't pass up the opportunity to get a picture.  Of course, she thought I was only taking a picture of her shirt.  I had specific orders not to get anything else in the picture.  Looking through the lens, I couldn't pass up getting her expression and overall demeanor/body language. What a deep, introspective shot...

So now on to the word "hope"...

hope - to have a feeling, chance, desire, expectation or wish to do something or to make something happen...

Without hope, our lives would be meaningless. We all have hopes that get us through the day (week, month or even year).  Hope is something that transcends all things.  Let me say it again...  Without hope, our lives would be meaningless.

I love this excert that photographer Robert Adams wrote and how he relates it to hope. "Of all the sacred places on the coast, none is more comforting than where rivers join the sea. By the river's disappearance we are reminded of life's passing, while by the ocean's beauty we accept it, in a hope we cannot explain."

We could all learn something from this.  Maybe by trying to focus a little less on the fleeting failures in our lives and focus a little more on the hope in our lives that eternally matter.