Hope doesn't have to match up with reality! Hope is a gift to us, to get us through tough times, to make the right choices.

Our actions are based on our values, not on emotions that can change instantly. We can control our actions, we can change the direction of OUR lives. That's the freedom that we're being offered when we truly let go. And this freedom scares us because we know the comfort and security of holding on to someone. But that's a mirage.