Quote Of The Week

As we’re nearing the end of 2022, many people are feeling exhausted and burnt out from enduring the ongoing inflation. It’s been a long year filled with unexpected stressors. During a year like this, it can sometimes be difficult to know how to be hopeful. However, it’s usually in trying times that we need hope the most.

Hope is different than having wishful thinking. Hope is less about how things are currently going and having an attitude of optimism. It’s more about choosing goal-directed thinking and having motivation for the future by believing that you can achieve your goals.

Having hope is more critical now than ever. People, who feel hopeful, even in this difficult time, will still be able to see their desired outcomes for their lives as attainable and be able to continue to put their efforts towards their goals. Hope is something that can allow us to reshape a negative situation and have resilience.

Taking some time to evaluate what in our lives gives us purpose and what is meaningful to us can give us hope. It usually takes some time to find our sense of meaning, but once we do come to recognize what motivates and inspires us, then we can move forward in our lives focused on that thing. Even when we experience setbacks, like a global pandemic, our sense of purpose will hold firm and we can keep being hopeful by finding new pathways to achieve our goals.

Cultivating a sense of connectedness with those around us can give us hope. Surrounding ourselves with people who share similar values and goals can inspire us and propel us forward. And in the times when you may be feeling less hopeful, these people can offer their support.