Trust the Hope

Okay, so I have been thinking a lot about last weeks topic. Over and over I kept repeating to myself to have hope. It got me thinking about how we not only need to have hope but we need to have trust. I can think of so many situations when I finally realized that there was hope for what I was going through but I did not trust myself or trust the hope presented before me. Therefore, by not trusting I learned my lessons the hard way. I learned that without trust it is easy to keep yourself wedged in between that rock and a hard place. Take a second to think. I know this is a very silly and dramatic picture I am about to have you imagine, but just go with me on this tangent for a moment.

Imagine for a moment that you were borrowing your friends favorite shirt to wear out on your first date with that one person you have had your eyes on for weeks. Everything is going great, your hair is doing what you want it to, your outfit is bangin' hot, and you could not be having more fun locking eyes with your dream date as you get deeply engaged in meaningful conversation. Then, out of pure accident a waiter walks by and drops a whole bowl of spaghetti on you. At this moment, you are covered in bright red tomato sauce and mounds of stringy noodles. The only thing going through your head at this moment is how embarrassed you are, how your date is going to completely change their mind on any interest they may have had in you and the fact that you now have to explain to your best friend why their shirt is ruined. 

In this situation it is natural to jump to those initial reactions of panic but this is an exact scenario where trust and hope should come into play. You need to have hope and trust that your date is going to know that the accident had nothing to do with a fault of your own that could tamper with the interest they have shown in you. Also, you have to trust that the spaghetti disaster taking over your best friends shirt right now will come off. That is why we have such machines as washers and dryers, right? If for some reason the disaster does not come out then you must trust that your best friend will see that it was pure accident and not hold you at fault. 

Even though I related to a situation like this, these two terms and ideas can also go for any situation. It may be about love or hate, good or bad, right or wrong and life or death, it does not matter. What I am trying to say I have learned is that you must have hope and trust incorporated into every and all scenarios to truly overcome something.

TIP: Trust yourself and trust the hope presented before you!

This Is Me

So here we are another week in. For some reason it is still on my heart that every person out there in the world on their own personal journey need to know that they matter. More importantly than needing to know they matter though, they need to know that there is hope. The kind of hope to know that you are beautiful, regardless of any opinion or set standard and that there is so much bigger of a picture for your life. I am learning that we can step into new situations freely. We can become comfortable, confident and put ourselves out there with that great big smile but behind the scenes of the outward journey if we do not learn to accept and love ourselves the rest almost seems of no value.

This is a song one of my best friends Breanna Biss wrote almost two years ago. The background of the song is that she met a girl who was lacking the hope that I was just explaining we all need. Brea felt lead to write this to show that girl the hope. "Princess" has now become a symbol of hope for hundreds of girls on this same walk. I challenge you to sit down in a quiet place and listen in on the words Breanna is saying.

TIP: Have faith in the beauty of yourself.

Make Yourself Matter

These song lyrics give me hope for continuing my walk in life, even if at times I am in an unknown place, with unfamiliar people and do not have any idea what to do with myself. I hope that it gives you inspiration!


I WAS HERE
By Lady Antebellum


You will notice me
I'll be leaving my mark like initials carved
In an old oak tree, you wait and see

Maybe I'll write like Twain wrote
Maybe I'll paint like Van Gogh
Cure the common cold, I don't know
But I'm ready start 'cause I know in my heart

I wanna do something that matters, say something different
Something that sets the whole world on its ear
I wanna do something better with the time I've been given
I wanna try to touch a few hearts in this life
Leave nothing less than something that says, "I was here"

I will prove you wrong
If you think I'm all talk, you're in for a shock
'Cause this dream's too strong and before too long

Maybe I'll compose symphonies
Maybe I'll fight for world peace
'Cause I know it's my destiny
To leave more than a trace of myself in this place!

I wanna do something that matters, say something different
Something that sets the whole world on its ear
I wanna do something better with the time I've been given
I wanna try to touch a few hearts in this life
And leave nothing less than something that says, "I was here"

And I know that I, I will do more than just pass through this life
I'll leave nothing less than something that says, "I was here"
I was here


TIP: Never think less of yourself. You are here for a reason!