sitting by the river
relaxed and thinking
this may not end well.
yet hopeful.
—
‘hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism.
it is not the conviction that something will turn out well,
but the certainty that something makes sense,
regardless of how it turns out.’
– vaclav havel
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Havel’s quote is great. Thank you for sharing 😊
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I loved it too, and thank you )
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My pleasure 😊
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Yeah…’I “hope” I don’t fall in’ is pretty passive.. almost agnostic or detached…especially if the water is FREEZING COLD!
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Hope for the best, what is meant to be –
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🚣🏻 YUP..esp if on a boat! (or a plane for that matter!)
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Yes )
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I like the photo very much too.
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Thank you )
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Thought provoking Beth – Thank you.
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My pleasure )
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LOVE that quote :)
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Me too, Kelly –
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Yes, Beth. Kind of like, I hope my sense of doom is wrong … :-) Great photo and quote.
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Me too and thanks, mark )
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End well…..ending well might be a fall in to the water with laughter and splashing and unexpected fun. Maybe THAT is the hope. :) And that kind of makes sense given the setting. :)
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absolutely! )
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So very true. I’ve always loved the quote “while I breathe, I hope.”
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perfect.
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Hi, you’ve been nominated for the Sunshine award: https://erikakind.wordpress.com/2015/07/10/am-liebsten-i-like-the-sunshine/
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thanks, erika. very kind of you –
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My pleasure 😊
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Hope’s flame burns eternal :)
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luckily, it does )
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Yikes! ;)
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