Expectations of Tomorrow

I got alot of "Get Well Soon" cards when I was in the hospital last year. It was really comforting to know how many people were thinking and praying for me. It was really surprising when I heard from some non-religious friends that they were even praying for me. I thought, "Wow, miracles really do happen!" During my second week in the hospital I became coherent enough to read the pile of cards next to my bed. Every word I read brought tears to my eyes. They were from loved ones, friends, old friends I hadn't seen in years, and even people I'd never met before and they were all concerned for me. I got one card that I still have up on my wall. It helped me through everything this last year. It gave me hope. It had a simple quote that many would probably look over and not really think about but to me... they were the most inspiring words I'd ever heard. It reads, " There is nothing as reassuring as the expectation of something better tomorrow." To me, a girl in a back brace unable to stand up or even sit up in bed, these words meant so much more than the letters that made them. It meant tomorrow would be better. Step by step I would get better! Things would be good again! I would learn to walk, I would learn to run, to ride a bike, to play baseball, to snowboard, to do anything I wanted! At the time I wasn't even able to walk to the bathroom which was 5 feet away from my bed without two people and my heart rate skyrocketing to 160 bpm. So the idea of running in the sunshine and feeling the grass in between my toes was ecstasy! The person who sent me this card will never know the feeling they gave me. The person who MADE that card will never know how much hope they gave me with their words!