A Poem for Hope

I saw this poem and thought it was a good one to post for the week.  As always, but especially at this time of year, I want to thank you for your support.  It is a time to reflect and prepare myself for the final push of the semester, and as all of you know, this is my last!  Your readership means the world to me, so thank you for investing your time and effort in this.  It means so much!  And now for the poem!

An Inspirational Thought, 

Motivational Thought Poem for Hope 

by Catherine Pulsifer 

As long as we have hope, we have direction, 

the energy to move, and the map to move by. 

We have a hundred alternatives, a thousand paths and infinity of dreams. 

Hopeful, we are halfway to where we want to go; Hopeless, we are lost forever. 

Hope is the anticipation of an event or an occurrence. 

Our own individual hopes are our own desires,

or could be considered our wish for the future. 

Hope can give us a feeling of optimism when we are feeling discouraged. 

As Diogenes once said, "Hope is the dream of a waking man." 

Hope is one of the prime differences between successful people and those who can only see failure.

Successful people have hope because they can clearly see their goals. 

People who only see failure have no hope because they see no light,

they set no goals, and they see nothing accomplished. 

Successful people see alternatives and are willing to try different ways.

People who only see failure are unable to see another way and give up to easily. 

With hope you are halfway to where you want to go; by setting your goals, and taking the action to achieve them,

you will see your hope turn into your reality!