Hope from a wishchild

"One thing that's true for every person is that sometimes things go wrong. Sometimes the

worst possible thing happens, and we are all caught off guard and don't know just what to

do. We struggle, we worry and we cry. Yet even when things go horribly wrong, very few

things stay wrong. No matter how wrong a thing, no matter how bad the hurt, no matter how

scary the news, things do get better. If you cut your finger, almost the very next second it

has already started to heal. Our biggest hurts and losses fade with time. Broken toys get

fixed or you get new ones that you love just as much. Things you tried to do and messed all

up help you learn to do new and bolder things. When things are wrong and we are hurting, it

is not the end of the world. Our hearts might hurt like the world is over but really those

times are beginnings not endings. It is doors closing and new doors opening, often to nicer,

happier places. When things are wrong, that's when we get to discover who we are, and who is

with us. When bad times come, you find out you are really a brave person who can fight

through terrible things and come out on top. You discover your strong supporters and true

friends. You find God. And you see that you have a powerful hero living inside yourself.

Don't hope for things to go wrong, but when they do, don't waste your pain. Use it to carry

you upward and onward to better, brighter things."

Excerpt fromm "Tomorrow Will Be a Better Day: Lessons from a Wish Child."