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7 Characteristics Of Hope 2/17/06
Feb 16, 2006

7 Characteristics of Hope

Hope "lights a candle" instead of "cursing the darkness."

Hope opens doors where despair closes them.

Hope looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst in them.

Hope discovers what can be done instead of grumbling about what cannot be done.

Hope draws its power from a deep trust in God and the basic goodness of mankind.

Hope regards problems, small or large, as opportunities.

Hope cherishes no illusions, nor does it yield to cynicism.

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Posted: Thursday February 16, 2006, 9:24 pm
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Ravi Chandran (262) 		Thursday February 16, 2006, 10:13 pm
Its True!

Rachel Ann A. (38) 		Thursday February 16, 2006, 11:55 pm
How lovely..thanks for posting this. It really pays to print it out and post it somewhere in one's house.

Past Member (0) 		Sunday March 26, 2006, 9:32 pm
Thanks Tracy! For this hopeful message! ; ) Every good wish for you and your loved ones!

Bogdan Wrzesinski (34) 		Sunday February 25, 2007, 7:19 pm
There is a Hope for the hopeless... appreciate your post.

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