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Quote #1236 - #HopeforEnthusiasm
04 May, 2026
HOPE FOR ENTHUSIASM
"Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is due to the triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"... the only things that we are in control of are the choices we make at any one given moment."
Patricia Vanasse
When I'm being beaten down
when I'm not sure what I can do next
the best I can do for myself
is to dig down deep
find something to hope for
some aspect of the venture
to re-gain my enthusiasm
to move me forward to the space
where hope and enthusiasm are renewed.
These days it can take a lot.
And yet
it's always there.
And the strength to find it
is where we find resilience.
It doesn't even have to be our own strength,
our own finding ability.
It can be reaching out and getting help
from someone who can.
Because that's how we turn the corner,
turn it into something great,
or find the greatness inherent in it,
or just move forward to something else.
Hope for Strength.
Strength for Enthusiasm.
Enthusiasm for some kind of movement forward.
It's always there to be found.
Until it's not.
Until there's nothing left at all.
I hope I can find it today.
I hope you can, too.
Shellen Lubin
May 4, 2026
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