Well, this makes for an easy blog post! (and probably a quite obvious answer for all who know me personally) Hope is something I hold very dear.
Now, according to Webster, "hope" can be used as a noun or a verb and the definitions are as follows:
Verb:
to cherish a desire with anticipation or to desire with expectation of obtainment.
Noun:
1 archaic : trust, reliance
2a : desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment
b : someone or something on which hopes are centered
c : something hoped for
Its really interesting to me to read these definitions and uses for the word Hope. I've learned in doing so that the first known use of "hope" was before the 12th century, primarily in German and Old English languages.
For me, the word Hope holds so much meaning based on a family name. Hope is the middle name I share with one of my grandmothers, my cousin Lauren and my daughter Ashlyn. I collect all things "HOPE" and from where I am sitting right now on the couch in my living room I can see 12 decorative items that say or spell out Hope. (Thank you to my loving boyfriend for indulging my collection and letting it take over!)
There are also a bunch of fun quotes about hope. Here are a few of my favorites...
"Hope" is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—
And sings the tunes without the words—
And never stops at all
-Emily Dickinson
“Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours”
-Swedish Proverb
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."
-Einstein
“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”
-Tom Bodett
“Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any realized joy could be.”
- Friedrich Nietzsche
“Hope is the dream of a soul awake.”
-French Proverb
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