“The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.” —Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams.
“Hope is what enables us to keep going in the face of adversity. It is what we desire to happen, but we must be prepared to work hard to make it so.” - Dr. Jane Goodall, in The Book of Hope
“These days, sitting atop my perch as a 64-year-old, I can see clearly that the collective consciousness of we-the-people is the cause of much of our national angst. How much energy have we given to thinking about “how bad things are”? How much more are we going to give?
I for one am weary of the refrain. Because what we focus on expands. The more we complain, the worse things get. It's a universal law.
….As long as we have the freedom to choose, I know for sure that things are never as bad as they seem.
Freedom offers you the opportunity to stir things up, to bring your light and break up the darkness. To make your mark. Contribute. Give. Knock down the negative. And build a world worthy of your highest good. Let's do it.” - Oprah Winfrey, on Oprah.com
“Hope is not about proving anything. It's about choosing to believe this one thing, that love is bigger than any grim, bleak shit anyone can throw at us.”
― Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith