Friday, July 17, 2015

My Philosophy of Hope





I keep my hope
on the end of a rope,
haul it up at random moments,
just as needed.
A zap straight to the brain,
there is no living without pain.
But my reality
is by my hope exceeded.

One has to have a bottom line,
to keep on grinning at the sky,
moving forward with a purpose
without always asking Why.
While sliding down that slippery slope,
for my hope I quickly grope,
          foolish optimist, my mantra:         
"We live in hope!"

 This video cracks me up...always has. It is SO the way I live, the Great Survivor, continually flattened by  heavy objects falling on her head, popping up grinning like a loon.

 for Brian's prompt at dVerse, in which the title must begin My Philosophy of.........it is wonderful beyond words to see the Big Guy behind the bar today! Do stop by to say hi.
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25 comments:

  1. Myrna R.July 17, 2015 at 12:03 PM

    Ha! I love this. What else can we do but have hope? It's a much better approach, than despair.

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  2. XJuly 17, 2015 at 12:30 PM

    Your opening gambit made me think of soap on a rope - so you dont drop it, of course. Ha. But I think too having it always hanging there and handy is important when we face the issues that we face in this world. You are right, pain will visit each of us and it is our hopes and beliefs that will carry us through those moments.

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  3. UnknownJuly 17, 2015 at 12:33 PM

    Hope should be infinite... like X, I thought of soap on a rope, too. Hope is the one thing you look for in the face of darker times...

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  4. SusanJuly 17, 2015 at 12:57 PM

    May I borrow your philosophy of hope on a rope for a while? Brilliant! ANd fun video. Got to keep a sense of humor.

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  5. Glenn ButtkusJuly 17, 2015 at 12:58 PM

    Hope, thank God, is resilient, even inexorable. I dig your lines /one has to have a bottom line/to keep on grinning at the sky/.

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  6. ClaudiaJuly 17, 2015 at 1:09 PM

    i love a big portion of healthy optimism - even foolish one - better than those all time pessimists that see darkness lure behind every corner

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  7. Sanaa RizviJuly 17, 2015 at 1:16 PM

    Loved the opening lines to this exquisite piece :D What are we without hope? Well penned :D

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  8. GraceJuly 17, 2015 at 3:24 PM

    Ha..ha.. cute video ~ We go on till the end of our rope, with hope inside us, smiles ~

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  9. TruedessaJuly 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM

    I like your mantra - "We live in hope" haha enjoyed the video clip..I will survive and so will
    you my friend...the quest beckons..

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  10. dsJuly 17, 2015 at 7:51 PM

    Ah, disco alien crushed by disco ball...the irony ;-)
    But having hope at the end of your rope, so to speak, is a good thing. Thank you.

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  11. Sabio LantzJuly 17, 2015 at 8:18 PM

    hope is so crucial

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  12. Sumana RoyJuly 17, 2015 at 9:26 PM

    hope does help to bear the pain...love the video..lol !!

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  13. ninotazizJuly 18, 2015 at 1:24 AM

    Oh Sherry - you are just the person to write about the philosophy of hope.

    Now I am off to visit Moonduster and Magical Mystical Teacher…just spied our dear old friends from your blog list. Love you!

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  14. Roslyn RossJuly 18, 2015 at 2:57 AM

    It made me smile, but also profundity in spades.

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  15. kaykualaJuly 18, 2015 at 3:21 AM

    One has to have a bottom line,
    to keep on grinning at the sky,
    moving forward with a purpose
    without always asking Why.

    This is a great philosophy to keep. Hope has a way of getting things to work according to what is desired! Great thoughts Sherry!

    Hank

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  16. OutlawyerJuly 18, 2015 at 8:13 AM

    A lot of fun wordplay here, Sherry, and a sweet philosophy. k.

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  17. Katie Mia FrederickJuly 18, 2015 at 9:40 AM

    There is no Y in Hope
    for NO
    reason..;)

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  18. MaryJuly 18, 2015 at 12:17 PM

    So true, we have to keep hope --
    even when at the end of our rope!
    (smiles)

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  19. AnonymousJuly 18, 2015 at 2:53 PM

    I love this, Sherry. You are wise in saying that no life is without its problems but hope keeps us on the path of survival.

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  20. AnonymousJuly 18, 2015 at 9:05 PM

    "haul it up at random moments"

    Perfect.

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  21. AnonymousJuly 18, 2015 at 10:40 PM

    Oh I like the "zap straight to the brain". We need more of those electrifying charges in our lives.

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  22. Gemma WisemanJuly 19, 2015 at 3:42 AM

    Hope on a rope suggests that hope is always accessible if we choose to notice. Lovely poem.

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  23. grapelingJuly 19, 2015 at 4:21 PM

    LAUGHING out loud, Sherry. Perfect ~

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  24. GailJuly 20, 2015 at 8:16 AM

    So true and well done.

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  25. AnonymousJuly 21, 2015 at 9:51 PM

    It's good to have a firm grip on that rope of hope, and to haul it up when/as needed.

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