Hope Believe Inspire

Alright, I'm new at the whole blogging concept.  I do, however, have some things to say.  Hopefully you will find them at least slightly interesting.

I'm going to start by explaining my blog title: Hope Believe Inspire.  These three words are very powerful individually, but when they are put together, I believe they have the power to change the world.
     Hope, as a noun, is defined as "the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best."  If used as a verb, hope means "to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence."  To me, hope can't be described in so few words.  Hope is much bigger than that.  It is that feeling that you can achieve the impossible, that what will come tomorrow will be better than today.  Hope is a reason to move on, to keep trying.  Hope brings courage and strength.  Hope brings people together, it breeds compassion.  Hope is one of those things that society needs for people to have.  It is one of those things that if it goes missing, people are lost.  Hope can help heal wounds.  It is one of my very favorite words, and it is one of the things I want to bring to people.  I want people to hope for the future.  Specifically, I want to bring hope to conservation efforts.  There will be more on that later.  =)
     Believe.  Another of my favorite words, especially when combined with hope.  Believe is sometimes defined as "to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so."  To me, believe is a source of strength.  To believe in something gives one power and drive.  It brings courage just like hope does.  I think that we all must find something we believe in, something to fight for.  I want everyone to find a cause that they believe in, and I want them to act for that cause.  For me, believe is a step up from hope.  You have to have hope that things will change before you can believe you can make a difference.  That is the tricky part when it comes to people.  It is hard to give people enough hope for them to believe.  One day, I will change that.
    Inspire.  This is my favorite word of all.  There are many different definitions for inspire, so I'll just post a couple.  Inspire is "to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence" or "to fill or affect with a specified feeling, thought, etc."  I believe that inspiration is what ultimately drives people to their fullest potential.  I think that we should all strive to be inspired.  That life long question "what is the meaning of life?" could be answered as "to act on one's inspirations."  That is what it means to me.  I have found that everything I do from inspiration means so much more than the things I do because I am told to, or because that is what I think I should do.  I think everyone should strive to live life off of inspiration.  Do something that matters, be who you are, and listen to your heart.  The earth beats with the heartbeat of the wild, the unknown.  There is something out there for everyone to be inspired from.  Inspiration can lead to hope and belief in a cause.  It can drive people to do things that they normally wouldn't have done.  Inspiration is almost like listening to one's subconscious mind.  It's like it knows what you need to do, and plays with your senses to try and get your attention.  Once it has your attention, it leads you to heights you never dreamed of climbing to, it helps you soar. 

     I believe in the power of inspiration, and I hope for the future to unlock its potential.