I love the Cross Of Hope made by the artist LV, Maria brought the work with her when we got together, she bought it from the artist in Mississippi. I think about it all the time.

Where there is hope, there is peace and promise, and I never give up on Hope.

The real question is who gets to define me, who is in charge of my peace of mind, my fears, my emotional life. The answer is simple, really. I get to define me.

I can’t control the outside world, I can’t tell other people what to say or do, I can’t let what other people say and  do destroy or alter the balance of my life

That decision is mine to make a precious gift. I  that is what it means to be in balance, something I am working hard to achieve.

Where there is hope, there is balance and peace of mind. I will never again give that away to any person, politician, political party or broken people on the Internet. Balance for me comes from inside, not outside.