hopeless

And when things feel hopeless, we step outside our door and watch the golden light stream through our old California elm.

I could tell her how I feel overwhelmed by even the simplest task, or how hopeless I feel on a regular basis.

“No hopeless case is truly without hope,” she replied without conviction, and pulled up a chair.

“It is the Swanburne motto: ‘No hopeless case is truly without hope.’”

At times they feel afraid, or lonely, or hopeless, just as the less plucky do; they simply happen to excel at keeping their spirits up in a pickle.