http://hootenannie.com/2013/07/self-arresting/
"We tend to think of “hope” as a positive feeling, one of potential and possibility and the anticipation that tomorrow will be better than today. But I’m realizing that hope is actually a painful emotion – because by its very definition, the thing we are longing for is not.
If it was, there would be no need for hope at all.
Hope is hard work. It’s an acknowledgement that things are not the way we wish they were – and yet, that it might not always feel this way. It’s a willingness to carry the uncomfortable burden of imperfection. It’s anticipation with no guarantee.
Maybe more than anything, it’s simply a decision against resignation.
So I dig in my fingers, dig in my toes, and self-arrest before hitting the bottom. There is so much more ahead, and I want to know what it is – because what if it’s worth seeing?"
Amen, sister.
