I was asked to speak about hope at the PPMD conference earlier this year in Scottsdale Arizona. I had known my assigned topic months prior, but I sat with it - not sure what I wanted to say.

Hope can be tricky.

I wrestled with the topic, not because I struggled to find hope personally, but because I didn't want to trivialize the hard realities of hope.

The more I meditated on hope, the more I realized hope in the future is a seductive mirage. Hope in the future is a mirage because the future is forever out of reach. The only thing you and I will ever truly have is this moment.

I hope this helps anyone who hurts.