written by Donna Thompson, PhD. |  

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“Hope is the dream of a soul awake.” French proverb

Whatever you are facing, there is hope. Whatever has happened to you, there is hope. Perhaps sad feelings are starting to engulf you; perhaps you have suffered a loss. Maybe you are caught in a dysfunctional routine with limited options apparent to you. Well, there is hope. Somewhere inside you there is a small voice pointing the way out of the darkness and into the light. The voice is guiding you to a ray of hope. According to Helen Keller, nothing can be done without out hope and confidence. So when the world is crashing down around that is when it is most important to have hope. Your deliverance could be right around the corner; there is no way of knowing.

At times these many people seek out and rely on their faith for strength and hope. Others dig deep inside and muster all of their positive energy and focus it toward their goal. With hope, you will find it; without hope, it is ly that you will not. Hope opens pathways while despair shuts them down. In times of sadness and loss this is truly the case where you need to “be it” before you actually “feel it”. Begin to shift and reorient your thinking toward hope. Proceed at your own pace – even if it is just a little a time. Lay the foundation of hope; then continue to build upon that foundation. It gets easier as the momentum builds.

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