#minds #myphoto #nature #photography #poetry Love always hopes: Having hope in something is not always the easiest thing to do. Our circumstances and situations may look very dim and bleak. We may feel discouraged about any number of things, from our families, to our careers, to even our health. Though we may feel discouraged at certain times, something happens when we get a little hope. Like when a baseball team is being beat 6 to 0 in the 9th inning. All of sudden, after a few base hits and a walk the bases are loaded. Now seemingly out of nowhere this team that thought defeat was certain now starts to come alive. They get enthusiastic, they lift their heads up, and they get excited. They see there is still a chance for victory. This is what hope does. It brings joy and it brings enthusiasm. Joy for the present and enthusiasm for the future. Even when our marriage may be on the rocks, or the job is looking very bleak, or we received a bad report about our health, all it takes is a glimmer of hope and things can start to turn around. So how can we get this hope? Well, love is the perfect breeding ground for hope. When love is in our hearts, we will always seek the best for others and for ourselves. When we have it, we pretty much create hope in our environment. The goodness that is found in love creates hope wherever it goes. Without love having real hope is difficult. The nature of love is to hope for an expected end, a good end. If your child is not well, your love for your child will hope for a full recovery. If you had a bad argument with your wife, your love for her will hope that you can smooth things over. Or let's say you borrowed something from a friend and then damaged it, because of your love for your friend you hope they will not be offended and then you look for a way to make it right if possible.