I'm here to talk about one of the main driving forces of all human existence - this incredible force is called hope.
Because of hope, it helps us live another day; even though not all of us may want to.
Hope is why we go out of our way to make charitable donations. People give to charity hoping it will make a difference...others give it...hoping it will make a difference on their tax return!
Hope gives us the ability to aspire, the ability to persist, the ability to persevere. Take a look at those body builders for example; how do they get so humongous?
Was this achievable because of hope?
Yes...including training, diet and lots of steroids.
In times of trouble, hope will make you take desperate measures; because of hope, you'll pray to God...even if you're an atheist!
“Hey God, I know I don’t believe in you, but just in case you do exist...I need a job!”
Hope is an on-going thing; no matter if you're going through good or bad times, it's never ending.
People in single parent homes are working two jobs hoping to make ends meet. Low income families have to carefully budget hoping to stretch that dollar for another day. Many spend their last dollar on a lottery ticket hoping to strike it rich; then when they do...they're hoping they don't get robbed!
Hope will always exist especially when it comes to
potential relationships; actually hope is the only reason why men take women out on dates!
But in actual relationships, men and women hope for different things; especially on their wedding day. The Bride's hoping for a large wedding, the Groom's hoping for a small one. The Bride's hoping for an expensive wedding, the Groom's hoping for a cheap one.
The Bride's hoping to have a great wedding; the Groom just wants to get to the honeymoon!
Hope plays a big role in every marriage; some positive, some negative. When couples marry, they take a vow to have and to hold till death do us part.
Then after a year of marriage, and they get into a heated argument, they hope death will take them right there on the spot!
(Hoping the Grim Reaper will bump them up that waiting list!)
Now not all hope is genuine; some of it is wishful thinking - and wishful thinking is the ugly version of hope.
Wishful thinking is hope's less attractive identical twin.
Wishful thinking is so ugly...he almost looks fraternal!
At first, the two are hard to tell apart; but this is how you can see the difference. If you believe there's light at the end of the tunnel, that's hope!
But if you got your head in the clouds... then that's wishful thinking!
They both maybe wearing forest green, but you know what they say: the grass is always greener on the other side!
Hope brings people together; because of it, we anticipate the company and warmth of our loved ones. Some of us hope to spend time with friends and family on the weekend...the rest of us are hoping to get drunk!
Hey I didn't say your friend or your family member had to be an actual human being, sometimes it's just a bottle of Labatt Blue!
Many of us are hoping that the next generation will be better than the last; we even hope our offspring grows up to become law abiding citizens...so we have more than one just in case!
(At least with two or more kids...you'll have a fighting chance!)
We all hope to live in a world that is free of crime; a world that is caution free. We leave our cars in public parking hoping that when we get back, it will still be there.
But if you drive a piece of crap...you hope it won't be there when you get back!
(Now that's wishful thinking; and it's old and beat up just like the car you drive!)
As I said earlier, hope is the driving force of all human existence; hope is the fuel that allows us to achieve our goals and make our dreams become reality.
If you don't remember anything I said tonight, remember this: Hope leads to determination, determination leads to action, and action leads to results...hopefully!!
When dealing with the harsh reality, hope helps us raise our emotional threshold; by hoping, it releases endorphins that help us cope in times of trouble.
Because of hope, the illogical becomes logical; the invisible becomes visible; and the IMPOSSIBLE BECOMES POSSIBLE!
Because of hope, it helps us live another day; even though not all of us may want to.
Hope is why we go out of our way to make charitable donations. People give to charity hoping it will make a difference...others give it...hoping it will make a difference on their tax return!
Hope gives us the ability to aspire, the ability to persist, the ability to persevere. Take a look at those body builders for example; how do they get so humongous?
Was this achievable because of hope?
Yes...including training, diet and lots of steroids.
In times of trouble, hope will make you take desperate measures; because of hope, you'll pray to God...even if you're an atheist!
“Hey God, I know I don’t believe in you, but just in case you do exist...I need a job!”
Hope is an on-going thing; no matter if you're going through good or bad times, it's never ending.
People in single parent homes are working two jobs hoping to make ends meet. Low income families have to carefully budget hoping to stretch that dollar for another day. Many spend their last dollar on a lottery ticket hoping to strike it rich; then when they do...they're hoping they don't get robbed!
Hope will always exist especially when it comes to
potential relationships; actually hope is the only reason why men take women out on dates!
But in actual relationships, men and women hope for different things; especially on their wedding day. The Bride's hoping for a large wedding, the Groom's hoping for a small one. The Bride's hoping for an expensive wedding, the Groom's hoping for a cheap one.
The Bride's hoping to have a great wedding; the Groom just wants to get to the honeymoon!
Hope plays a big role in every marriage; some positive, some negative. When couples marry, they take a vow to have and to hold till death do us part.
Then after a year of marriage, and they get into a heated argument, they hope death will take them right there on the spot!
(Hoping the Grim Reaper will bump them up that waiting list!)
Now not all hope is genuine; some of it is wishful thinking - and wishful thinking is the ugly version of hope.
Wishful thinking is hope's less attractive identical twin.
Wishful thinking is so ugly...he almost looks fraternal!
At first, the two are hard to tell apart; but this is how you can see the difference. If you believe there's light at the end of the tunnel, that's hope!
But if you got your head in the clouds... then that's wishful thinking!
They both maybe wearing forest green, but you know what they say: the grass is always greener on the other side!
Hope brings people together; because of it, we anticipate the company and warmth of our loved ones. Some of us hope to spend time with friends and family on the weekend...the rest of us are hoping to get drunk!
Hey I didn't say your friend or your family member had to be an actual human being, sometimes it's just a bottle of Labatt Blue!
Many of us are hoping that the next generation will be better than the last; we even hope our offspring grows up to become law abiding citizens...so we have more than one just in case!
(At least with two or more kids...you'll have a fighting chance!)
We all hope to live in a world that is free of crime; a world that is caution free. We leave our cars in public parking hoping that when we get back, it will still be there.
But if you drive a piece of crap...you hope it won't be there when you get back!
(Now that's wishful thinking; and it's old and beat up just like the car you drive!)
As I said earlier, hope is the driving force of all human existence; hope is the fuel that allows us to achieve our goals and make our dreams become reality.
If you don't remember anything I said tonight, remember this: Hope leads to determination, determination leads to action, and action leads to results...hopefully!!
When dealing with the harsh reality, hope helps us raise our emotional threshold; by hoping, it releases endorphins that help us cope in times of trouble.
Because of hope, the illogical becomes logical; the invisible becomes visible; and the IMPOSSIBLE BECOMES POSSIBLE!
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