A Balanced Life: HOPE

In the classic movie about love and friendship - The Big Chill - A pastor asks the question: "Where did Alex's hope go?"

Hope is always around

In the rising of the sun each day

In the rippling water of a gentle brook

In every flower that blooms

In the leaves and branches

that dance with the breeze

In the smells of the damp earth

in a forest of trees

In the smiles and laughter

of children playing

In the tears of joy

In the pain of loss

In the warm hugs from family and friends

In the quiet and solace of meditation

In the setting sun

In the moon and all its shapes

and in the millions of stars in the night sky

HOPE is everywhere!

(Don S Hunter 2023)