No matter how crazy our world gets, there is hope. Everything always works out for the best. Even if it doesn’t look exactly the way we thought it should turn out.

I know, tell that to the people who were in the two towers. Tell it to the one’s who were left behind. I don’t have a pollyanna response to that. It was a horrific event. I know people who were there. I know people who should have been in the towers that day, but they weren’t. There is hope.

Sure, September 11th, 2001 seems like a long time ago, however, it defines our world. There is USA pre 9-11 and post 9-11. The fear, terror and unbelievable horror occupied our minds for weeks, months and for some even longer. Lives were shattered in a way that hadn’t happened before in our history.

As a country, we have moved on. We had to. Hope is what keeps us going. Hope that we can rebuild our lives… And most of us can and do.

Right now another country is facing horror on an even greater scale. One created by nature. The earthquake in China has taken many lives and shattered homes and villages. When you hear the reports coming out of the area, they still contain hope. A man rescued 139 hours after the quake, 2 women pulled out alive after being buried for almost 7 days.

There is always hope. It is part of our human nature.

Wherever this post finds you, I wish you hope.

- Gwen Baran