Contradictions

“I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for contradictions”- Maxine Hong Kingston

I saw this quote this morning on thebestlifeever.com and I loved it. I loved it because it struck me that there are an infinite number of possibilities in terms of how anything can turn out. Just when my limited mind thinks that it knows the outcome, I am reminded of infinite possibilities. Whew! This reminder comes not a moment too soon.

Hope

Hope (taken from dictionary.com): The feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best. A person or thing in which expectations are centered.

I think up until this weekend, I didn’t know what to hope for. Now I am recovering from the likely scenario that what I want is unacceptable and improbable. I am not a big fan of that story line. But being the constant purveyor of chick flicks with happy endings that I am, I know I must pick myself up by my bootstraps, and recreate the feeling of hope. The feeling/expectation that I could turn the corner and POW. There he is.