Is Hope Really Eternal?

To admit you cannot affect change in a situation is the
ultimate feeling of powerlessness. Why even then is one
tempted by ideas and thoughts that rattle around in
the brain...is that hope? Do you ever really lose it
completely, even when you know the battle is over?
You have given it all...left it on the field...and failed.
Perhaps hope really is eternal?

Letting go of something very precious to you is
the hardest thing one will ever do.Wondering if that
precious thing may be hurt by your leaving..
is that the ultimate in arrogance or hope for another
chance? Are you overestimating your own importance ?
Or underestimating perhaps another's less than honest
intentions? How can all involved watch an innocent be
denied their full potential in the process? Their
best, bright hope for their future...

Can tomorrow bring real change when we stop trying
to change it? Can we find an honest peace for a
life we value? Can folks who claim to love accept less
than the best for a little one or a parent? Can
families be totally deaf & blind as to what is ultimately
best for the ones who have the least power ...only to
hurt them calling it love? Why can't people work together
for the "least of these"...the children of divorce, our
parents, or downcast strangers? Why must we be so
resistant to the strengths of others who can come to
the table with benefits for our Mother, our
elderly Aunt or a beloved kid in a custody fight?
Is real love letting go when the child or grandparent
will be torn apart if the fighting continues...is it selfish
to try to preserve one's sanity when reality and perception
are miles apart?

Let go, somebody has to stop the insanity
right? But the light of hope still burns...





Jodi H. Underhill MEd. LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor &
Certified K-12 Guidance Counselor
License #MH9166
Phone: 386.747.7148
Fax: 386.738.0599
www.junderhilltherapy.com