Hopped Up on Hope

Today, I talked with a friend I hadn't spoken with in about year. He had gone through some major changes in his life in even the previous six months, and the transformation I heard in his speaking style and word choice was amazing. The chat was long, and after about 40 minutes of wishing I had a recording of the conversation, he was saying so many important things, I picked up a pen and jotted a few bits that caught my attention.

"I was hopped up on hope."

"A break up at 36 for a man is different than a breakup at 36 for a woman."

"That look? You are feeling compassion for yourself. You need to take love for yourself, too."

Not my story to tell, so name withheld, but he knows who he is. I am so excited for him and his new life vision, and cannot wait to hear about the next year in his world.