inktragedies:

hope lives in everyone. it’s in the warm smile of a child, beaming at a complete stranger in the street. it’s in the couples who hold hands walking down the street, like they’re the only two people in the world. it’s in the rain after a drought. it’s in the calm after the storm, in the sunshine that breaks through the grey clouds hanging over an entire city. it’s in a song that fills your chest with so much warmth, you feel like you’re about to burst. it’s in a family that bands together when tragedy threatens to divide them. it’s fighting back, even when the world is resting heavily on your shoulders. it’s smiling when all you really want to do is cry. it’s living every day with a love of life. it’s recovery. it’s friendships and family and affection and striving for something better, something you deserve. it’s hope, and it’s hope that pushes us forwards. it’s hope that makes the world a better place.

aoife k. | the hope that will pull us through