I heard a quote this week that I’m feeling grateful for. Kind of surprisingly, it came from a politician!
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL,10) is the first Gen Z member of Congress. He’s had quite the busy week. Here are his words…
Sometimes Hope is a feeling. Hope is also a choice. Choose Hope!
Now, this guy is a bit more than half my son’s age. Adopted as an infant, Frost has Puerto Rican, Lebanese and Haitian roots. A drummer, he performed with his high school band at President Obama’s second inaugural parade. And, now, he’s making all kinds of sense in the midst of what I can only call intentional chaos.
I find it encouraging! Especially in these days when it’s harder than usual for me to feel hope!
As you might have already guessed, prayer dots have been involved!
Choose. Hope. Choose. Hope. Choose. Hope… you get the drift! Fortunately, I have plenty of room for dots!
And, it really helps! First, it slows my pulse, which tends to run fast when I’m anxious.
It also helps surprises to appear in my work. Things I can discover! Things which help me perceive things that might not have gotten in, before. (Yes… it’s a Filters thing!)
Choosing to choose hope is not a happy-sappy-Hallmark-y kind of thing. It’s a “What can I do?” kind of thing. Me. Here. Now.
It’s hard. And we have untold millions of Littles trying very hard to grow up on this planet. Now………………
Tomorrow is a big paint day. About 6 hours worth, all about healing. And, for me at least, about hope. I’ll add a photo for you along the way. For this moment, though… one from the way back machine!
Meet… What the World Needs Now!
Except for her hair and her eyes, she’s virtually all prayer dots. The fingerprint kind, which are my favorite. And every one of them for Love. Which, I suspect you’ve already realized, is a pretty hopeful choice!
And, her message seems to be growing in the context of this moment, when love for all the people seems like a much bigger reach that it did just a few years ago.
I’m not giving up, though. Not now. Not ever. And this is my symbol for… The chains which bound us are broken and we are free already!
ps… all those clean paintbrushes we began with are a pretty great symbol of Hope, too!
pps… know someone who could use some hope??? What the Word Needs Now! is available for adoption! 24×36″ gallery wrapped canvas with great painted edges. Hurry, though! She’s specially priced at $555 dollars… an angel number which signifies significant change, transformation, and personal growth coming your way, she represents transition, freedom, and the need to step outside the comfortable spaces. Just click here, and the shop elves will hook you up! (And be sure to wander a bit while you’re there! We have “able to choose” tank tops, too!)