Posted by likelife on February 10, 2003, at 22:58:44
In reply to Please....give me a few words of hope, posted by Emme on February 8, 2003, at 8:11:55
Emme,
I don't know you, but thought I'd add my two cents...
I know that one of the most difficult things (if not impossible) for me to do when quite down is to turn my head to the side to try to take a different perspective on my situation. Why is it that we can only see the good when we're doing well?
I've just finished reading The Hours, by Michael Cunningham (which I don't recommend at the moment, because it can be horribly depressing if read in the wrong mood), who offers the following sentiments:
"There's just this for consolation: an hour here or there when our lives seem, against all odds and expectations, to burst open and give us everything we've ever imagined, though everyone but children (and perhaps even they) knows these hours will inevitably be followed by others, far darker and more difficult. Still, we cherish the city, the morning; we hope, more than anything, for more."
And I guess that's what I keep looking for, and trying to remember, though it's often difficult. Those moments when everything was shiny and new and brilliant, and possibility was laid out in front of me like a welcome mat, or like fresh flannel sheets on the bed. (Clearly, I'm not a poet.)
It takes effort to find them, but the effort is often worth it. And if you are at that point where this all seems terribly trite and well, small, I guess all I can give is a smile :) and a pat on the back, and a look that hopefully conveys that morning will come soon.
Take care,
Natalie
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