HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL

Good Morning!  And we are off.  Back to work, back to our routines.  Trying hard not to be crabby.  I have a lovely cup of coffee sitting right next to me in my favorite cup so I think, (hope) I am off to a good start.  Let's get right to it then.  Today's Reiki thought - "On the Ship of Life - Anchor Yourself to Hope."  That's all we can do don't you think?  Hope springs eternal as they say.  Hope is what keeps us going because without it, we wither away.  Viktor Frankel, a philosopher wrote a book and memoir on hope.  It is called, Man's Search for Meaning.  It is about prisoners at Auschwitz who held so tight onto the notion of hope that that is what literally kept them alive especially prior to the Christmas holidays.  (Ironic yes).  Prisoners held tight to the hope that "This Christmas" we will be out and no matter how sick, they would make it to Christmas.  Of course when they were not released and set free, many died but the fact is that they kept going because hope was all they had to hold onto.  Now I'm certainly not nor will I have the audacity to compare ourselves to prisoners of Auschwitz but what are you a prisoner to?  Is it your job?  Your relationships?  Your own thoughts?  There is no need to be.  Open yourself up to the hope that things will always be better but don't rest on hope alone.  Work on one or all these things if you need to.  Never ever give up hope.  Hope is real and not frivolous.  Be strong and determined and always keep hope alive!  Have a wonderful day!~Love, Amy