My Hopes
Posted by Allison Mack | Filed under Blog
In my life I hope to accomplish….
In my life I hope to accomplish a true understanding of the word compassion.
I hope to live that understanding in every moment of my life.
I hope to make beautiful art that inspires people to question, think, and push themselves in their relationships with the world around them.
I hope to build relationships with people that are based in authenticity and love.
I hope to inspire people to express themselves in the most joyful and genuine way possible.
I hope to be a woman who represents understanding and acceptance.
I hope to be instrumental in changing the way we relate to each other as human beings.
I hope to be an example of some one who takes responsibility for all things she effects in the world.
I hope to accomplish a life of joy!
I hope to laugh out loud.
xoxo
allison
Tags: art, authenticity, compassion, inspiration, love, relate, understanding
56 Responses to “My Hopes”
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magick_girl786 Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 8:29 amAllison, you are so amazing! I can’t wait till we get to see this “beautiful art” Speaking of beautiful art, how was the screening of Alice & Huck. I was going to go but I couldnt make it. How did it go? Looking forward to your directorial debut on Smallville and I hope nothing happens to Chloe, she’s my favorite character!
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Claud Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 8:39 am“I hope to be an example of some one who takes responsibility for all things she effects in the world.”
Wow, talk about a huge responsibility. It would practically be a full time job just figuring out all the things we effect. And that’s just for those of us without a large audience. For you Allison, I think it might be impossible to ever know of all the effects you have on people and their actions.
To kind of get an idea what I’m saying, think of the movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
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Vegas911 Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 9:34 amWell…..as for your hope to change to move and to inspire….I stop to take photos of things that are beautiful to me…a statue…the sun beaming through a tree…..a red leaf on the ground still covered in the dew from the morning shower…..birds……my friends favorite parts of themselves (eyes, legs,hair), I never took photos before….After being involved here on your website I decided to stop and take a true look at the things around me…You never notice the true beauty of it all until you see it through a lens. I decieded to give it a shot (no pun intended)…..I love it, I feel like I am creating something out of something that has already been created and making it my own….I don’t know if I am making any sense at all….but I just want you to know that I have you to thank.
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Michael L Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 10:02 amHi Allison.
Regarding your statement above… about making beautiful art that inspires people to question, think, and push themselves in their relatioships with the world around them. and inspiring people to express themselves in the most joyful and genuine ways possible.
In my opinion you have already accomplished that by creating this awesome site, posting all of this blogs and taking a creative interest in your fan base.
and by continuing to encourage and inspire creative thinking with all of your blog’s and the Mack Events. Keep up the great work. and good luck on directing your episode of Smallville.
A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space, He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Albert Einstein -
David Hayes Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 10:12 amI hope you get what you wish for.
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Chris Welden Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 10:19 amSuch beautiful sentiment…
I used to have optimism like that. I think I lost it somewhere along the way.
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Christnot Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 10:25 amAllison,
“Amber is the color of your energy.
Shades of gold displayed naturally.”“Amber” By 311
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Christnot Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 10:56 amI hope my potency and confidence comes from you, Allison.
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Lou Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 11:03 amdid you write this, Allison?
Well said!
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Tony Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 11:13 amI’m inspired by the statement of your hopes, Allison. The way you conduct yourself in your blogs, the way you express yourself, is a sharing, and a very kind and caring one, of your energy, effort, vulnerability, and good will. In my own mind, those hopes pretty much compose a mission statement for your website, to create an atmosphere where people want to help each other become more capable and more hopeful.
However, on those days when you don’t feel like laughing out loud, when you feel more like crying, just be as compassionate with yourself as you hope to be with others. I hope there will be many people around you to offer the same support you hope to give. You’re accomplishing a whole lot of good, and you’ll do a lot more! –Tony
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Sherann Johnson Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 11:22 amawesome words…awesome person:)
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The Friday Philosopher Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 11:30 amI hope that I can look back at my life on the day that I die, and be truly satisfied with what I have achieved, without any amount of despair, wanting wishing, or suffering.
I Also hope that together we can spread a little hope to all those who are not strong enough to hope for themselves!
Friday
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Lexie Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 11:45 amHey Allison,
It’s been a while since I’ve been able to take time to respond to your blogs. Life has been busy and filled with long “to do” lists though I have been reading and pondering what you have written. I especially like today’s list of hopes. It’s refreshing to see the desires of someone who truly wants to make a positive impact on this world and the people in it. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: you are an inspiration! Thanks for who your are and for sharing so much of yourself with us. You’re a beautiful person.
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Robin Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 11:57 amWonderful words to live by Allison.
What do I hope to achieve…
I hope to have fun in each day of my life,
I hope to be a genuine, honest with others and myself,
I hope to bring and share happiness with the people I share in this journey of life,
I hope to enjoy the feedoms that I’m so lucky to have and to have earned that right in the way I conduct myself,
I hope to make a positive difference in helping others,
I hope to find and give love,
I hope that dreams can and do come true,
I hope not to take myself too seriously,
Robin
PS. Is it too late to hope for 6 winning lotto numbers?
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Melissa Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 12:47 pmAll you said is really beautiful Allison! Material doesn’t really matter after all! We have some amazing people to share our experience and emotions with! We are around to hope to get the happines all of us deserve, we hope to bring all the happines and share it with the world! Allison you just made my day wonderful with your hopes, so true!
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Sherann Johnson Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 1:32 pmI hope to be a better artist
I hope to bring joy to others with my art
I hope to live a fun and happy life.
I hope to notice even the smallest blessings in life
I hope to smile and laugh everyday
I hope to live life to its fullest
I hope to travel to different cultures
I hope to make every day an adventure…a journey
I hope to be inspiring to others
I hope that I will achieve my dreams
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Ksenya Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 1:32 pmHello Allison!
Your words are so beautiful and true and complete, ones that many people will be able to associate with themselves. Also I think that’s a very important theme. Maybe especially for me at that moment. I’m thinking hard about what to do in my life now as I’ve just graduated my uni. The question for me now is “to be or not to be?” Yep, funny, it’s eternal question
So short one but so difficult…If to think some words about my hopes…
In my life I hope to be brave and decisive to follow my dreams.
I hope to do what I’ve always wanted to do despite of all the other people’s opinion that I might be crazy.
I hope to forward my own way of living my life not the way of other’s expectations.
I hope to be true, not to lose myself.
I hope to be kind and compassionate to people and never ever turn by chance my back to a person who needs my help.
I hope to be useful and “be that change that I want to see in the world”.
I hope to make fewer mistakes especially ones that affect other people.
I hope not to stop hoping and dreaming.
And I really hope to be happy… and never find myself to be all alone.Allison, I really hope that your hopes will come true! And I see that many of them are already achieved!
Take care and good luck in all your beginnings!!
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David Hayes Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 1:39 pmI have a couple days off this week and, as is becoming the normal state of affairs, I have a hard time getting out of bed or leaving my room, let alone getting out of the house. This doesn’t surprise me. What does is that somehow, tomorrow morning, I will get up and leave home for eleven to thirteen hours to do a job I don’t care about anymore. I haven’t a clue how I manage to get up and out for a job when I can’t find a reason to get up for myself. I guess what I really need is a massive infusion of hope. Now back to the Media topic. I managed to go ask my wife if she needed some help with anything so that I could perhaps get a little motivation … but not overwhelmed. I found her on the couch watching Maury Povich. The topic today was teenaged girls who want money and will do anything to get it. It was all about violent, out of control girls ages 12 to 15 that believe that there is no right and wrong … and who want money and think nothing about prostituting themselves to get it. These girls were all very proud of what they do and consider it an expression of their rights and freedom. These girls were bold and unabashed. I wonder how many young women believe the same things and keep their opinions to themselves … while acting on their beliefs. It was something I certainly didn’t need to see. I tend to look into the face of every child I see and think of them as someone that could have been my child. That’s a reason I don’t like to go out much. I can have some hope if I think that the children who will be our future generation have discovered some strong moral values to cling to. The way to cling to those hopes is to not go out … and not watch Maury Povich!
So, I’m staying inside so that I can still hang on a little bit. And when I go out tomorrow, I will have specific work related problems to focus on. Math and geometry are much more orderly and rational things than human beliefs and behaviors.
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Phil Damico Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 1:41 pm“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies!”
-Tim Robbins playing Andy Dufrane in Shawshank Redemption!
My favorite poem-Bill Murray in What about Bob?
“Roses are red, violets are blue, Im a schizophrenic, and so am I!”
Just kidding, but major props to you for your willingness to want to inspire others, its ..well, INSPIRING! Also rare now a days, you will do great things. -
Phil Damico Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 1:51 pmNice Dave, but I have to ask Where in the hell are these kids parents? Its bad enough that children in Africa have to prostitute themselves just to get food and every 1 in 4 Africans have HIV. As far as these kids on a talk show, Maury needs to throw them in his bootcamp. Your right about not watching stupid talk shows, what a waste of one hour of your life, you may as well as of smoked 8 cigarettes. Anyways, break off the depression, go Dave you got a lot to offer the world, look at these times.
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Gnome Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 2:28 pmKeep going cause you are in the right track girl…………
I hope you achieve what you want.
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mar1013 Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 2:45 pmNice words, Allison!
We have always things to wish for, so i’m going with some of my hopes.
I hope to be a better person everyday.
I hope to learn to enjoy every second of my life.
I hope to never stop dreaming
I hope everybody will reach its dreams.
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taylor nikole Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 2:54 pmwell said
id write more, but im sick
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shinefloyd / luigi Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 2:59 pmGreat.
I hope… I can get beautiful smiles of my friends and family, always. -
shinefloyd / luigi Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 3:02 pmHigh Hopes…. Pink Floyd (The Division Bell)
Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
The ringing of the division bell had begun
Along the long road and on down the causeway
Do they still meet there by the cut
There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps
Running before time took our dreams away
Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground
To a life consumed by slow decayThe grass was greener
The light was brighter
With friends surrounded
The nights of wonderLooking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us
To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side
Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again
Dragged by the force of some inner tide
At a higher altitude with flag unfurled
We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world****
Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There’s a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we’ve been so many timesThe grass was greener
The light was brighter
The taste was sweeter
The nights of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist glowing
The water flowing
The endless riverForever and ever
“Hey, is that Charlie? yes… Hello Charlie… great” -
Kris Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 3:27 pmI hope you realize that you’re already accomplishing all of those things!
I won’t list all my hopes, just my biggest hope.
I hope that I’ve done (and will do) enough in my life to return all of the generosity, kindness, helpfulness and love that I have received from others.
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viviane Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 3:50 pmAllison Hello!
well, I hope you make it all that is on your list!
I will tell you one thing, you really bring joy, happiness and hope when it performs work of actress!
-I hope to be happy and make people happy around me
I hope-known places around the world
- I hope I can help in any way to those in need
- I hope achieve at least half of my dreams …
- And more importantly, I hope you can stay in Smallville until the end of the program because its character is the best! I LOVE Chloe!love
xoxo
Viviane – Brazil
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Brittany Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 3:58 pmAllison wether you know this or not but to me you’ve already accomplished all of those. I’m so proud of you and I hope your hopes are fullfilled and your goals and dreams become achieved. Bye for now, much love and support, Brittany
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The Friday Philosopher Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 4:12 pmWell said Kris!
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David Hayes Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 4:17 pmPhil,
The Mothers of these girls were right there, but the girls knew that their parents couldn’t do anything if they wanted to do as they pleased. Hitting a kid is out. Social service agencies don’t help much. But Maury had a man back stage get the girls to agree to meet up with him later for sex. They all thought they could spot someone with a sexually transmitted disease. So the man came out and told them that he is HIV positive. That totally shocked the girls. Then a motivational speaker came in and did a good job talking sense into them before they took the girls off to spend time in a prison to see what they had to look forward to. The thing I really hate about those programs is 15 minutes of content spread out over 2 hours of repetitive previews and hype.
As to my depression, a psychiatrist charged me $145.00/hour for me to read my stories to him and concluded that I am not depressed and that all my problems would dissolve if I shined my shoes, dressed for success and kept working like a good boy. So, who can afford physical or mental health these days?
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paul Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 4:22 pmCompassion.
Milan Kundera in “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” gets into the nitty gritty of this word, as it occurs in various languages. (This man’s intellect is almost frightening!) Surprisingly, compassion carries overtones of condescension. This is an interpretation that I resisted, though I have to admit the overtones are more clear in the linguistically related word “pity”.
I can understand how those who are pitied resenting our pity. Can compassion arouse the same resentment? Is there an inevitable relationship of superiority / inferiority when one person shows compassion for another?
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taylor nikole Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 4:47 pmoh i remember that in the book when they were talking about compassion and defining it by saying it was feeling pity..
and how its not a romantic word.
(good book)ohhhh randomness of today:
We were watching this interesting video on conciousness.
different states and aspects of conciousness and how we define our own.
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Gnome Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 5:18 pmAs everybody is listing their hopes…
In my life I hope not be afraid…
- to live
- to die
- to fall
- to stand up
- to be right
- to be wrong
- to be strong
- to be weak
- to help someone
- to ask for some help myself
- to be happy
- to be sad
- to stay
- to leave
- of love
- to suceed
- to fail
- to learn
- to teach
- to shine
- to see the darkness
- to take some responsability
- to be reckless
- to make new friends
- to forgive
- to say “I’m sorry”
- to taste new things
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Nobody-Again Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 5:21 pmMy hope is to win the lottery and get the fuck out of this fucking corrupt country ……
But we both know that isn’t going to ever happen.
If you’re smart, you’ll stay up there.
Ok by.
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taylor nikole Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 5:27 pmohhh they are aren’t they…
hmm
my hopes (dreams *sigh*)-i hope to travel the world before i die
i hope tokeep my best friends close throughout life
i hope to one day have a home, love and beautiful children
i hope that the world, and my country will change for the better.
I hope to inspire people in my life (around me and people i meet in the future)
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midwestslp Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 5:47 pmAnd I hope that I never lose hope. Losing that, all is lost.
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taylor nikole Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 6:27 pmWhat is the inspiration of hope in your life?
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Maria Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 6:40 pmWell said! You definitely have a lot of things you want to accomplish! I hope you’re able to!
In my life I hope to accomplish…
I hope to inspire people with whatever I do in life.
I hope to be able to appreciate myself more.
I hope to be able to live through more moments of happiness than sadness.
I hope to get in to Julliard! ( lol *crosses fingers.*)
I hope to live my life without caring about what other people think about me.
I hope that when I die people will remember me for bringing any kind of happiness in their lives.That’s all I can remember for now.
Xoxo
Maria
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Maria Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 6:42 pmWell said! You definitely have a lot of things you want to accomplish! I hope you’re able to!
In my life I hope to accomplish…
I hope to inspire people with whatever I do in life.
I hope to be able to appreciate myself more.
I hope to be able to live through more moments of happiness than sadness.
I hope to get in to Julliard! ( lol *crosses fingers.*)
I hope to live my life without caring about what other people think about me.
I hope that when I die people will remember me for bringing any kind of happiness in their lives.
I hope to find love in my life.
I hope to be able to travel to Rome.That’s all I can remember for now.
Xoxo
Maria
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taylor nikole Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 10:28 pmPersonal words and feelings on hope:
My hopes and dreams could be shattered by even the simplest of words, but yet i strive to accomplish, to succeed.
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taylor nikole Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 11:10 pmMy hopes and dreams could be shattered by the simplest of words, yet i strive to accomplish, to succeed.
(revise… i was adding weird words haha, just a little sleepy)
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Jennifer Says:
October 1st, 2008 at 6:42 amWow! That was really nice. Well said Allison. I hope all your hopes come true.
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stina Says:
October 1st, 2008 at 8:29 ami hope to be free…
…to love and be loved
…to be there for people
…to give hope
…to connect people and with people
…to not cause anyone any harm and to prevent people from getting hurt either by others or their own self
…to reduce human suffering
…to offer new prespectives
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Kris Says:
October 1st, 2008 at 9:47 amThe Friday Philosopher Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Well said Kris!Thank you, Friday Philosopher. (Your user name always makes me think of Wednesday of the Addams Family
)
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Phil Damico Says:
October 1st, 2008 at 12:50 pmI hear you Dave, I work at the best Hospital in Mid-Michigan and its getting scary, people in this field dont even know if they will have insurance after they have retired. Retirees are not getting them now. Healthcare costs are getting ridiculous and always were, but they will unfortunately be going up due to the government cuts in medicare and medicaid. Hospitals now have to eat costs, if the patient stays longer then authorized, hence THE beautiful Woman has a child, and is booted out with baby in hand, in 3 days or less, I was told it used to be at least a week before mothers went home. Sorry to go off on this medical tangent, but maybe this will give me hope to fix the field. Sure would be a huge task, but not unsurmountable.
As to Maury, I believe I saw that show, or one similiar to it, bad kids, and sexually active kids. Makes Myspace all that more scarier with sickos out there, excluding present company of course. Your definately right about how they hype those shows, YAWN, thats why I dont watch them anymore. Reality tv? It doesnt even come close to whats really happening out there right now. I will give a pop out to extreme makeover, cause they built this house and are in town, in less then 106 hours, you should watch it, this is reality, when you see whats happened to this family. First 48 and thats all the reality I will watch. And of course Smallville! i try and look for the positive in everything, so maybe one plus from that Maury show, there will be a few kids contributing to the world, and if its still around, social security.LOL! -
Robin Hebert Says:
October 1st, 2008 at 1:04 pmI hope to never lose hope!
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Magie Says:
October 1st, 2008 at 1:09 pmthe word hope is so amazing, it can express wants and dreams but at the same time and can express life. When I think of hope I first think of the things I hope for like you posted above and I realize how long of a damn list I have!
but then it also makes me think of my best friend who has the word on a tattoo on her wrist. She had began cuttting and it was a reminder for her to remember there is hope for better days and she just needs to hang on. The word just fills so many voids in the world, you can’t help but feel a bit of pressure lifted from your shoulders when you hear the word.
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Sarah Renner Says:
October 1st, 2008 at 7:35 pmWow….truly inspiring
Thanks
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Kyle Says:
October 1st, 2008 at 8:52 pmI hope to show true love in all of my thoughts and actions.
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Bouroux Says:
October 1st, 2008 at 10:54 pmHi Allison.
It’s a fabulous message of hope.
You create joy around you.
You inspire your fans.
You are true.
Your blogs are amazing.
We are lucky to share with you.
Congratulation for Alice and Huck.
Claude. -
SolShine7 Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:36 amThose are great hopes! As far as the art thing goes, your work as Chloe Sullivan has inspired me to think about the world around me as I pursue my journalism goals.
I hope to spend the rest of my life expressing myself through various art forms.
I hope to live out the Bible verse “love God and love others.”
I hope to enjoy as many sunsets as I can.
I hope to inspire people to follow their dreams.
I hope to spotlight social justice issues to new people.
I hope when I get to Heaven that I’ll be able to see how my life really made a difference to others. -
Michelle Dowell Says:
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:35 pmEverytime I stop by & check out your blog, your musings strike me as reminicent of some things I’ve pondered or have written about. Great minds think alike! ;-P But joking aside, I know that you’ve inspired others to take a step back and a take good look at themselves. Maybe you said something that makes them want to aspire to become better individuals and leave their stamp on the world. Come on, you have to know that you have.
For instance, I always think no one listens to what I have to say (I’m longwinded, as you can see). I was chatting with my best bud Phil and telling him how proud of him I was. Well he didn’t think he’d done much of anything to deserve it. But I just took him back a couple of years and reminded him of his struggle in college (he’s 29 and just graduated- we’re late bloomers). Then I went back a couple more years & reminded him of a job he’d hated that he couldn’t see himself ever escaping (but he did). Then I went back a couple more years and so on. Anywho, by the time I got to us being 17, he was so quiet. I thought he’d hung up or fallen asleep. The he said “Wow. Thank you, Chel. I really have come a long way haven’t I?” His response made me cry (I’m a sap for mushy stuff) And there you have it. I’d made someone think. And so have YOU. Thanks, Allison. ;-D
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Ruth Says:
October 8th, 2008 at 2:02 pmOnce again, I am new to your blog, but finding a great deal of inspiration here…thank you. I am also an artist and a writer with similar aspirations not only to experience the art in my own life but to inspire others to realize their own creativity. I will hang a copy of this post above my desk along with my other inspirational tidbits. It is a real joy to see your passion for living well and impacting so many around you!
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Jake Says:
October 9th, 2008 at 3:57 pmYou’re writing beautiful poetry in a confusing and fearful time.
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Jesse Cassell Says:
October 28th, 2008 at 5:42 pmHi Allison
I was viewing your blogs and this entry in particular captivated me. I think these are superb hopes and endeavors that you want to experience in your life. I too focus on the supremacy of love and compassion. I believe it goes beyond the realms of human emotion, human thought, or general philosophies which contain fallacious arguments. I believe love is perfect and should be authentic in everyway in a spiritual sense.
Allison, I know by these “hopes” you have set for yourself only shows that you are a loving person and I hope you achieve what you set out to accomplish and that you will find the meaning of love and compassion in your own life and the people you will meet.
-Jesse
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Silvia Says:
December 15th, 2008 at 3:50 amHi Allison,
I know, I know, I’m a little late fort his reply, but I was just reading cross your blog and well… I don’t know… I just wanted to write a reply now.
Well, I could write my whole poem here, but for your hopes there’s just one line to say… “a faithful heart makes wishes come true…”
Wishes and hopes work hand in hand and the key’s to believe. I’m sure, one day you’ll find your hopes in reality.
xo
warmly,
Silvia
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