tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32478859.post4417520732642882917..comments2023-03-25T05:08:32.547-06:00Comments on Stable or TARDIS?: And Yet, HopeJackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00439558955365251588noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32478859.post-84061523412523634662008-04-18T14:50:00.000-06:002008-04-18T14:50:00.000-06:00The most we can hope for is that we will find joy ...The most we can hope for is that we will find joy in our work. I believe that is a weak paraphrase of Ecclesiastes—but for me it defines some practical limits to the 'things hoped for'. <BR/><BR/>Our life is defined by the work we put into it, whether that be contributing to cutting edge thinking, or caring for a loved one. Work is inescapable. As toddlers we are expected to pickup our toys, Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16983284980864939692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32478859.post-35497767897292191692008-04-17T17:35:00.000-06:002008-04-17T17:35:00.000-06:00"hope deferred makes the heart grow sick, but when..."hope deferred makes the heart grow sick, but when it [the thing we're hoping for] comes it is a tree of life"<BR/><BR/>again, what is the thing you're working towards and therefore hoping for? because i think that's implied by hope - it ain't static or passive - in fact, it may be required.<BR/><BR/>so yes: compost heap, garden, whatever (just not a potted plant)...<BR/><BR/>eAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32478859.post-29038384146976024562008-04-17T13:04:00.000-06:002008-04-17T13:04:00.000-06:00What do I hope for?Am I "happy"?I'm "happy." It do...What do I hope for?<BR/>Am I "happy"?<BR/><BR/>I'm "happy." It doesn't take much to make me happy; you all know that.<BR/><BR/>Last year, I thought that the big exciting goal to push for was going to be this year of courses--writing, reading, honing my skills. Instead, I've found comfortable mediocrity. <BR/>I could be happy with that. <BR/>I am thankful for it.<BR/>But there's <I>got</I> to be Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439558955365251588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32478859.post-71245214780431515302008-04-17T10:30:00.000-06:002008-04-17T10:30:00.000-06:00Hope is the essence of not pausing to believe that...Hope is the essence of not pausing to believe that a thing won't/or will happen, even if it does not seem that way. The problem that can arise from hope is non-satisfaction. You become so tangled in what you hope will happen, that you no longer concentrate on what you have. Hope can make you feel empty becasue when you focus solely on hope, you focus only on what you do not have. Hence being Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32478859.post-52554386969050339732008-04-17T08:07:00.000-06:002008-04-17T08:07:00.000-06:00i feel ya, man...i always remind myself that i am ...i feel ya, man...<BR/><BR/>i always remind myself that i am "a prisoner of hope". that means that there are, in fact, some things that i DO hope for. do i trust any of what G-d has deposited in me - the dreams, the visions, the ideas? more and more i am convinced that hope is active (much like its conjoined siblings - faith and love) and that there is a requirement to act and move forward based Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32478859.post-79391391141714600852008-04-16T23:43:00.000-06:002008-04-16T23:43:00.000-06:00I always am taken aback when someone quotes script...I always am taken aback when someone quotes scripture, or writes it on a blog, for whatever their own reasons and you hear it, or read it, and somehow it was exactly what you need to hear. Its kinda funny how God works through whatever media He chooses.<BR/><BR/> I'm sorry that you don't seem to be very hopeful right now, but your post filled me with emense hope. Thanks Dan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019640401494282258noreply@blogger.com