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NUGGET
Where there is ruin, there is hope for treasure.
-Rumi
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STONE
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness...
-Howard Zinn
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PONDER
Like courage or optimism, hope is something that is most useful when it is the hardest to assemble - at our darkest moments. It’s easy for us to be hopeful when things are going well. We are often awash in hope then, but we don't really need it. This could possibly be why real hope isn't easy. Hope can be scary, it can be fleeting, it can be challenging; which also makes hope so valuable.
My message of the week, have hope!
In some cases, hope is a skill that can improve with practice. One tip: practice taking the long view. In a time when we find ourselves filling out monthly statements, the FASFA, or taking our last midterms of the school year, it is easy to get caught up in measuring success by the day, or the week, or the semester. Our problems may be serious, they may not improve this year, but if we take the long view, however, we can more easily find hope that change will come.
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