Never give up on hope

Todays update will be about the importance of holding on to every scrap of hope available. 
Yesterday I recieved some great news. Last year, something horrible happened to the woman I regard as my mentor and a very close friend. She has always had faith in me, helping me through several rough patches. Both by listening, encouraging, and sometimes even scolding. Thanks to her my self-confidence has gradually grown stronger. So her situation has affected me quite a bit and now I haven't seen her since last July. My biggest fear has not been never seeing her again, but rather not being able to thank her for everything she has done for me face to face.

She was the one who first encouraged me to seek help for my self-injury. Of course, she knew long before I plucked up enough courage to ask for help. She even helped me look up different therapists. As you can tell, I think very highly of her and I have never given up hoping. Throughout the year we have had contact via internet but everytime we were going to meet, something came up. Then, a few days ago, I recieved an e-mail from her, asking if I would like to come over to her house!

At moments like these it feels like if you just place enough faith and belief in hope, anything can happen. I know that isn't the case, but sometimes all you need is a bit of hope to get back on your feet. Even if there's only a tiny speck of hope, hold on to that. If you have hope, you can do practically anything you set your mind to.