Like most people, I have gone through pretty dark times in my life. Times where just getting out of bed felt like a huge chore. Days where you ask yourself if you can even go on.
Then it happens.
You get that one little glimmer of hope. A small sign that things will eventually be ok. Isn’t that all you need sometimes? Just a little sign of hope.
The massacre in Orlando makes you think things are hopeless. Then you see people waiting for hours in the hot sun to donate blood to the victims.
You have a friend who gets diagnosed with cancer, but she immediately decides to stay positive and fight.
There is also something called borrowed hope, where someone sees the hope within you before you do. If you trust this person, you can borrow their hope until you have it for yourself.
Some days it seems like you are so far out of shape that you lose hope. You have gained so much weight, it seems impossible to lose so why should you even try? You’re not alone.
I have people ask me all the time if it is too late to (fill in the blank). It’s never too late to improve! If you have breath left in your body, you can get better.
What is one sign of hope you can cling onto today? Every little bit of progress is still progress.
If you took one more step today than you did yesterday you’re getting better.
You ate a vegetable this week and none last week? Awesome! Keep it up.
You worked out twice this week for the first time in a year? Success.
Look for those small glimmers of hope when progress seems slow and results seem far away. Choose hope, don’t choose despair.
“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” –Christopher Reeve
