Hope. In the face of it all, hope. #humanism

In light of "recent" events -- some of these events aren't recent -- I find myself really thinking hard about this one word - HOPE. It's a theme I, most times subconciously, grabble with in my work. I looked up the word and got countless definitions that amounted to basically the same thing... Hope is a kind of want.

Hope (click for dictionary definitions):

(I've selected a few to share below)

- a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.

- to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.

- to cherish a desire with anticipation.

- to want and expect something to happen or be true.

How one holds on to hope in the face of adversity... loss, grief, poverty, illness, you name it, is a phenomenon that I believe cannot be fully described with words (and I love words); and though a picture is said to be worth a thousand of those, it too cannot fully express that human "thing" that allows one to hope against hope.

So, if you will, please join me in creating a collage in honor of that "thing" that allows us to hope.

I thank you, in advance, for sharing what hope means to you.

Simply post an image or quote in the comments section below, and please, where possible, credit the source(s) of your photos, quotes, inspirations and insights.