Hope is incredibly important in life, as it could influence positively health and happiness, as well as success. For instance, having hope could make a difficult situation be more bearable and eventually assist with envisioning a better future; in essence, such approach could motivate people to take necessary steps to the right direction and make good things happen. Implicitly, this leads to optimism, and extensive research studies show that optimistic people are more likely to live gratifying lives, with less stress and more enjoyable experiences.
Without exaggerating, we could safely state that hope is that beautiful feeling of trust and some sort of security, an inspiring reason which keeps people going, an ardent wish of the heart, a feeling of exciting expectation, as well as a candid desire for something specific to happen.
But, how do we really find and maintain hope, given that more often than not, people are facing all sorts of challenging and disruptive life related situations?
Psychologists believe that in order to find hope, it is important to follow a number of specific steps, such as:
- do what you know you can do best (like finding and using your talents in appropriate circumstances)
- each time you can, perform random acts of kindness
Aside of that, here are few thoughts on how someone could maintain hope:
- when you feel weak and disoriented, turn toward your family or a trusted friend, who could restore your positivity
- embrace your faith
- remind yourself, lovingly, that you do the best that you can, with the available tools that you have
- continue to take good care of yourself, in a non-judgmental manner
Definitively, we could say that the power of hope is tremendous, but it is also equally important to realize when a particular situation is really hopeless, so you could re-organize yourself appropriately in order to avoid further regrets.
Whether we deliberately think about it or not, hope is a valuable part of everyday life, and everyone, regardless of age, at one point in time, had hoped for something.
As I wrap up my comments here, I would like to encourage everyone to continue to be helpful and hopeful toward one another, because such a positive attitude might enrich someone's life, including yours.
"When the world says, give up - hope whispers, try it one more time!"
