What gives you hope?

[dragonyphoenix]

This morning I’ve been asking myself one question: what gives me hope for the future?

So far,

• Jo Walton’s My Real Children - as the author has said, this novel looks at the difference one person can make in the world


• The Parable of the Sower and all of Octavia Butler’s Earthseed novels - in a bleak and dystopian future, one woman’s vision changes the world


• Marge Piercy’s Woman at the Edge of Time - one woman’s criminal act protects the future but at great personal cost. In all of these novels, a better future comes at a personal sacrifice.


• Sherri Tepper’s Grass - a woman trying to good within the constraints of her society breaks free of that box, saves a world, and launches herself into an unknown adventure


• And a song, “Do You Hear What I Hear?” - I’ve been told this song was written during the Cuban Missile Crisis and is actually about seeing hope in a newborn child

And now I’m asking you. What gives you hope? What can you look to for inspiration?

And it doesn’t have to be a novel or a movie or a song. It can be anything: your own child, the upcoming Women’s March on DC, a poem, your faith, nature. It can be anything you can think of but, please, think of it and, if you feel comfortable, share it.

And while I'd love to see it in the comments, you don't have to share it just here. Shout it. Dance it. Paint it. Tell a friend. Share it.