#hopeslinger

[thechashow]

I’ve always wanted to be the type of mother that orders Christmas Cards before Mid December, who buys advent calendars before December 10th, who decorates a Christmas tree before we are headlong into the month, who’s Christmas shopping list is buttoned up before Christmas Eve...but alas, I am not. I have big plans and goals. I fall short like a champ. The only reason why I wish I were this type of mom is that I think I’d look like I have my shiz together. I don’t. But what I lack in “togetherness” I make up for in “keep going and never stopping”. I stacked this wood today. Every single piece. And, I did it one log at a time. One single piece at a time. I think it’s how anything gets done in life: bit by bit. Piece by piece. So, I am clearly not that Instagramable mom: my stories aren’t rife with pretty shiny shiz that makes you jealous. But, my life is full of moments that feel immensely real and full of the stuff that create memories that lasts and lasts. We just sat down at my sister in-law’s home. We had breakfast for dinner. We sat down and told stories of our teachers we had in school from day one: naming them and conjuring up moments that made us feel special and seen by that first person outside of our family of origin. It was fun. It was special. It was perfect. Brick by brick. Moment by moment. It’s how our actual lives move. Unfortunately, they don’t look like Instagram stories or moments worthy of photo shoots. But if you let them, they are moments that in the aggregate fill you up with good stuff. Just like I filled up this log rack...piece by regular piece. The end result is impressive. It’s full. It’s something you can look to at the end of the day and know that you gave it your best. Your best was good enough. And, your best created results of fullness. Cheers to our broken best🙌🏽! #family #christmas #familydinner #life #getsome #messylife #brickbybrick #hopeslinger (at Lansdowne, Charlotte) https://www.instagram.com/p/B56sLOqJPWp/?igshid=cs5amikzfvhf

[r-alan]

Sold out! No chairs left! Thanks to Erika for hosting this event at Hope Tank! #hopeslinger (at Hope Tank) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Nc8C9l293/?igshid=17k5v9oecsomu

[autiangel]

Repost from @seannenmurray I don't follow dreams. I don't chase dreams. I fulfill dreams. #snmesq #dreamfullfiller #dream #do #act #bluemind #dhb #dreamhouse #dreamhouseblue #iam #hopeslinger #entrepreneur #entrepreneurlifestyle #empower #attain #live #love #success #excellence @lanishacolephotography <- videographer @dr_speed3 @shakastrong @mindfulmoments.socal @funnysayrie @zblkharte @autiangel @devinenews (at Fox 11 Los Angeles)

[basicallyred]

#RonMug is in lerrrrve... #IGiveAShit #HopeSlinger http://ift.tt/2hK3Ij3

[davidsands]

Erika is a truly awesome person. Everything sold at her store @hopetank helps someone in need. #hopeslinger . . . . #portraits #portrait #portraiture #portraitoftheday #portraitphotographer #makephotos #picoftheday #photooftheday #westcott #lumopro #denver #dnvr #denvertography #denverphotographer #colorado #denvercommercialphotographer #coloradophotographer #commercialphotographer #advertisingphotographer #davidsands #photography #art #photographyart #editorial #editorialphotography #flashphotography http://ift.tt/2r5fKUv

[danifresh]

It is a tremendous thing to create and curate a space of art, service, and HOPE. I am so inspired by Erika Righter and her work at Hope Tank. What a beautiful heart... October, 2015. @hopetank #hopeslinger #hopetank #denver #hope ------ “I wanted to create a place where inspired people could come together to have impact on our community. I was tired of traditional means of educating the public about charitable causes. I built a store that could introduce customers to interesting products, and at the same time, educate and inspire them to give. I choose work that I would either buy for myself or my friends and family. I encourage the artists to choose a charity that means something to them, for their charitable donation. People come in for things like a baby shower gift, and leave feeling good, and inspired to learn more. I am happy about the movement that is starting to emerge, with people seeing the value of combining business with philanthropy. I believe that hope is the fuel for real and lasting change, and we are filling people with hope, and sending them off into the community to effect change.” – Erika E. Righter www.hopetank.org

[r-alan]

Happening soon! 2-3 seats left. #hopeslinger (at Hope Tank) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1NDY79lqho/?igshid=xaap0zwuiit9

[thechashow]

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Wow...brilliant. This show is magic fire 🔥 if you watch it, you WILL be taken back to places of dreams, visions and hopes in the most pure form. The kind of dreams that visit you in your dorm room at night way back in 1997. I dare you to run down that dorm hall and fall into an all nighter...❤️ #songland #dreamingoutloud #hopeslinger (at Lansdowne, Charlotte) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByZHrVKHtAr/?igshid=zko6weoya25a

[thechashow]

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So many of you have asked how the meeting went on Tuesday. Well the transplant team met last Tuesday to review Barry’s tests. And, they found out that one of the tests showed that Barry has a slight abnormality in his left ventricle. They are not overly concerned, however, when they see this they require an additional test. That test is an echocardiogram. Barry just called us (literally moments ago) and told us that they just scheduled his echocardiogram for July 18th. Our hope is that this test will yield “no biggie”. That Barry will be given the all clear. That our next step will be scheduling a damn transplant😉. #soclose #kidneytransplant #friends #almostthere #hopeslinger

[thechashow]

I never had a father who would hang out in the pool with me and watch me do a thousand back flips. Caya does. I am so grateful for all the little and big ways we get to redeem our story and our lives with our very own choices and decisions. #thisisus #itsthelittlethings #hopeslinger (at Lansdowne, Charlotte)

[thechashow]

Yesterday Caya moved on from Elementary School to Middle School. What I know for sure: 1)time waits for no man. It just keeps moving along without a care in the world. You better savor her because like a great sandwich she’ll be gone before you know it. 2)the days go by slowly but the years go by at the speed of light. 3)these are the good ole days you’ll look back on with great love in your heart. So go ahead and enjoy them with everything you got. You’ll wish you did. And, 4)no matter your age, summer coming always feels like a good time about to happen. #cheers #thesearethegoodolddays #timeflies #hopeslinger (at Topgolf)

[thechashow]

Keep “WHY” alive...just like we keep HOPE alive! If it is good, honourable & noble, think on it...“Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:8-9‬ ‭MSG‬‬ #keepwhyalive #hopeisdope #dontstopwontstop #hopeslinger (at North Topsail Beach, North Carolina)

[thechashow]

Sometimes you lose, but sometimes you WIN! #winning #greatful #saltlife #italwaysworksout #hopeslinger #topsailisland (at North Topsail Beach, North Carolina)

[thechashow]

Shaquem Griffin. First NFL draft pick that only has One Arm. Let me say that again, he has one arm. This got me thinking, how in the world did a guy with one arm have the audacity to dream for the NFL? To reach for this impossible dream? Surely, internal and societal mocking occurred along the way. Just think of one thing you dream of doing...hold it there for a minute. You can’t have it in your mind for long before the voice of dissent comes in and tells you it can’t or won’t happen. It is easy to bend to the lie of “it can’t be”. It takes great strength to stand erect and not bow to the voice of “reason”. It takes the fortitude of an army and the child like hope of Peter Pan to create the stuff of legends. The ONLY thing that creates epic stories are epic hardships!!! You can’t have the gladiator without the lion battle of the coliseum. You can’t have the redemption of Shawshank without being imprisoned. What audacious one arm dream do you hold in your heart? What do you think about every night right before you fall asleep? My hope is that whatever you are dreaming and hoping, you keep getting up in the morning and pressing in to it! It’s always impossible until it gets done. One arm dreams always feel silly...until the NFL calls😉 #keepdreaming #keepdoing #dontstopcantstop #shaquemgriffin #dreamingoutloud #hopeslinger (at Lansdowne, Charlotte)

[thechashow]

Yesterday I was scared sh*%#€%¥ before meeting with the publisher person. (Judge me later for my potty mouth😉). As Matt and Caya were helping me go over my synopsis, hook, elevator pitch, my blah blah...I lost it. It wasn't pretty. I started to spontaneously cry and yell because I couldn't hold anything in my head and all I heard and felt was that I was NOT enough. Eminem was loudly going on in my head...his palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, there's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti, he's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin' what he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud he opens his mouth, but the words won't come out he's chokin', how, everybody's jokin' now the clocks run out, times up, over, blaow! Snap back to reality...I fall back on the couch between Matt and Caya. I feel bad that I've just lost it on them and all they are doing is trying to help me. Caya reaches over and hugs me and says, "Mommy you are going to do good. You use the best words. Ever." I pat her hand and thank her though she knows not what she is talking about. I can't even open my eyes. Matt says to me, "Cha, this isn't something that you have been cramming for today or since last week or month...you have been preparing for this your entire life!! You have everything you need. Just go in there and be you. You are amazing. They can't help but to love you!" I opened my eyes and looked at Matt. I could tell he meant every word he just spoke to me. Those words made me full. Those words drove with me in the car, they walked with me into that room and held my hand as I spoke. It got me thinking about the power words. We have the power to shake loose every doubt that resides in another. With words. We have the power to silence that voice that clangs in the mind that points out every limitation and deficiency. With words. So, my friend, my challenge to you is: would you please do this for someone? Would you use that super power in your tongue to lift up one of your fellow humans? Would you let your words accompany them on the scariest walk of their life? #shespeaks2017 #wordsarelife #hopeslinger

[thechashow]

I know what's important to me. I'm working hard not to just have an internal dialogue about it, thus making me feel like I am doing something. Even though I'm not. Creating new routines for the same purpose and destiny you've felt calling you is tough. It feels unnatural or awkward...but that's just because it's new. I am sitting at my computer early this morning, writing down the bones of my story...letting the marrow and blood form right before me. The early morning silence and my lack of experience both mock me...but I write anyway. I find that after some time has passed their mocking voices shrink and I am transfixed by the power of just doing the damn thang!!! I assure you this: there is power in the doing that is no where else, but DOING it!! #yougotthis #newhabits #powercomestothosethatdo #hopeslinger (at Lansdowne, Charlotte)