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I Could Sense the Presence of Hope

I Could Sense the Presence of Hope

Last updated on: November 18, 2022 at 3:56 am by Susan P Lax

I Could Sense the Presence of Hope 2022-11-18T03:56:50-05:00 Susan P Lax

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Tree displaying fall colors. Hope during challenging times.

Photo by Susan Lax

Finding Hope in Challenging Times

This past week has been a challenging one.

Sitting in my Tel-Aviv home, recovering from a second round of Covid, I listened as the voices of equality, peace and unity were being quieted.

I had moments of grief, sadness and frustration.

Some were harder than others.

I believe it is my continuous close relationship with hope that sustains me.

Hope is a necessity; we mustn’t stand in her way.

She doesn’t cure an illness nor a worldly disaster.

Yet she can make a moment a good one.

Hope can lift our soul so we can step into the next moment that awaits us.

With a renewed sense of inspiration and faith.

Hope is born every morning all over again.

May the winds of hope continue to guide us.

MORNING INSPIRATION

The unexpected warmth of a November morning let me know.

I could sense the presence of hope.

Autumn colors, with the spirit of spring,
filled my newly open windows.

Inviting me to take a swim in its invigorating waters.

I could sense the presence of hope.

Offering to flow through my heart space.

Caressing my spirit with the beauty of simplicity.

I could sense the presence of hope.

In my now, I rest in the embracing arms of hope.

She guides me, as she clears the path of fear and grants me the triumph of a good moment.

I could sense the presence of hope.

Morning Inspiration started off as a message of joy to a dear friend at a time of great illness and it slowly developed into the likes of storytelling and poetry.

I write my newsletter “Morning Inspiration” 3 times a week for souls all over the world in hope that it will offer a moment of awareness and make a moment better than the last.

My book, A Heart’s Landscape, offers a collection of inspirations written over a period of 13 years. Each page contains a poem or story that is accompanied by a photo which has inspired me.

As a spiritual counselor, I find myself mostly inspired by the human spirit.

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