That Tiny Spec of Hope...

Continuing with the style of glitter on lip crayon, today's word, "Hope," came out slightly more visible. However, because writing letters in the mirror was a bit of a challenge to me when creating the word, the "h" didn't have a long enough line and, unfortunately, appeared to be "nope" instead of the much more uplifting choice, "Hope."

Have you ever been around someone who used glitter frequently? If you have, undoubtedly you're aware that it can sometimes stick to other things -- even after extensive cleaning -- and often, specs of it will show up when least expected. Simply by shifting the perspective from which light is shining on the object, the glitter will appear. I think of it often as holding a solid black piece of construction paper. Nothing is there -- no images or symbols or messages or meaning. Then, as if by magic, when I move the paper a tiny bit of light will appear out of nowhere -- reflecting off that spec of glitter that seemed to show up in a place where it wasn't before.

This is the nature of glitter. In the sea of darkness where nothing seems possible, it is that tiny spec of hope which when all else fails. Again and again I notice, all I have to do is shift my perspective to see it...