still hopeful

It'sSomeone just asked me how it's going. Usually people, including me, respond with, "great!" ---> I didn't this time. Thought I'd share with you verbatim what I actually said and how I'm actually doing (and with continual appreciation to my dear husband Daedalus who's been my rock, so steady and unwavering in his support of this person that is me):

"My heart is heavy. I think I'm on the brink of tears at any given moment. I'm still hopeful (I don't know why). :)"

I posted this on Facebook earlier today.   Yes, there's a smile-y face at the end of it.   Both feelings at the same time, positive and negative, happiness and sadness, hope and despair, ...  I'm feeling all scrambled eggs inside.  It's been tough, especially this past week.  My family is going through some very challenging times.

Well, it's the end of the end of the day, and out of nowhere, all these people, some close, some random, some far far away, and some acquaintances commented.  I'm kind of in awe.  Awe. ... or like, "awwww....."  

So this is what love is, right?  This is what being a community is about, right?  Is this real?  I feel like there's real hope for humanity.  Conservative, liberal, green, blue, tall, old, young, city person, world traveler, small town, man, woman, ... we're all in this thing called life together.

​--Arry