Eternally Hopeful

Several people recently commented upon my "spirit" and sense of direction. It is interesting to hear how others perceive and "experience" you especially when it is in direct contrast to how you feel and "see" yourself.I do know that I am passionate and focused in many ways. I think people would be surprised by my "fears" and insecurities. They are not about the physical...about traveling or living in a strange place alone( i.e NYC this summer),about being financially destitute or homeless, about being adventurous and taking risks such as in surfing or skydiving.... That is really all the "easy" stuff, easy meaning those situations command or force both reaction and action in order to "survive." They dictate specific behaviour that will determine "success" or "recovery." My deepest fear is that I won't become what it is I know I can be:)about not making a meaningful "mark" on this world in the process of living. It is not a paralyzing "fear." It inspires "purpose" and "hope."

One thing I am, is eternally "hopeful", and if that translates to a more youthful spirit, than I am very fortunate. Hope,like love,drives my sense of being...and for once, much of it makes beautiful and profound sense!

"Hope is a feeling that life and work have meaning. You either have it or you don't, regardless of the state of the world that surrounds you."

"Hope is a state of mind, not of the world.Hope,in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good."

"Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out."
Vaclav Havel