Hope is the whisper at the edge of night,
A candle unbending against the wind’s bite.
It gathers the broken, the weary, the small,
And teaches their shadows to stand up tall.

It hides in the cracks of the hardest stone,
A seed that insists it can bloom alone.
It sings in the silence when fear grows loud,
A sky breaking open, releasing the cloud.

Hope is not fragile, though soft in its tone,
It carries the weight we cannot bear alone.
It dares us to dream, though the night feels long,
Turning tomorrow into a song.

Hope is such a vital part of our lives that God gives us this very thing as part of a blessing,

Jeremiah 29:11 for I know the plans I have for , declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.

Sometimes you can get help from unexpected places and those will change your life.. This is the thing that keeps me in the game.

Working with other people often inspires me in new ways. Some of my best work has been with other creators.

Collaboration

I move with others, not alone,
each voice a thread, each gift a stone.
Together we build what one could not,
a garden grown from every plot.

I honor the wisdom that others bring,
their vision, their laughter, their song to sing.
In shared creation, I find my place,
our hands together shaping space.

The more we join, the more we grow,
our light combined, a brighter glow.
Collaboration is my way,
I rise with others every day.

Collaborate means to work jointly on an activity, especially to produce or create something. It is a good way to get things done. Working together can create an energy to get things done.

One of my favorite sites that kickstarts my imagination is Pinterest. Much of the stuff on there goes beyond what I think. It is nice to see new possibilities.

Imagination is one of our most powerful tools. It can change the way we see something or approach it. It can give us limitless possibilities. This is the thing that keeps me in the game.