Is it Hope That Keeps You Holding On?

Picture this, it is a beautiful warm sunny day and you are walking hand-in-hand with the one you love along one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

As you look up at the crisp blue sky, you feel a warm, gentle breeze blowing through your hair. And the only sound you hear is the waves gently splashing against the shore. At this moment, your state of mind is in total peace. "Life is good" Everything is going well, and you have no worries.

Bam! Snap out of it...

As reality sets in, you realize, the sun hasn't shined in almost two months, you can't remember the last time you held hands with the one you love, that gentle breeze is more like a cold winter wind. And you're state of mind, is at anything but, total peace.

You might be worrying about a loved one, who is sick, or maybe the bills are piling up and you don't see a raise happening any time soon. Or maybe credit card debt is starting to overwhelm you. The kids need a new pair of shoes, the car needs a new set of brakes, or maybe you are alone and are desperately looking to find that someone special to share life with. After all, you are not getting any younger. Where did the last 10, 20, 30 years go?

Just how many wrong turns, did you take going down life's path? Will things get better? Are you living your dream? If you are in the 90% group, you are most likely dealing with the everyday rat race. Such as deadlines, phone calls, getting to work on time, or getting the kids to school. Or maybe the relationship with your spouse is on the rocks.

If you are human, you most likely have been faced with some of these issues. And the one thing that keeps us holding on is hope!

Hope is a powerful commodity to have. It can get us through the day and get us through the week and for the hard-core strugglers it can get us through the year!

But what keeps hope alive? Well, according to the research on human behavior, it mostly falls on the pursuit of happiness and wanting to live life to the fullest.

"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is one of the most famous phrases in the United States Declaration of Independence.