Summary

The text discusses the concept of hope as an essential, proactive element of human psychology, which is distinct from belief, desire, and faith, and serves as a catalyst for positive action and interdependence.

Abstract

The article "A New Way of Looking At Hope" explores the intricacies of hope, distinguishing it from mere desire or belief. It posits that hope is an innate optimism bias that fuels a positive expectation for the future, despite the challenges one may face. Hope is described as a powerful force that goes beyond passive wishing, encouraging courageous action and the ability to envision an interconnected world. The text emphasizes that hope is not naive or passive; rather, it is a dynamic and necessary component for navigating life's obstacles and working collectively towards common goals. It suggests that hope operates on the premise of an "infinite field of possibilities," where one's actions, informed by hope, can lead to the manifestation of desires within the realm of physical reality. The author encourages readers to embrace hope as a transformative tool that sustains positive feelings and inspires others, fostering a cycle of optimism and resilience.

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Hope is seen as a fundamental human response, hard-wired into our psychology through an optimism bias, which even manifests in our instinctual reactions, such as freezing in danger with the hope of being overlooked.
The article asserts that hope is more than just wanting something; it involves expecting that one's desires will come to fruition, which empowers individuals to take action.
Belief is characterized as a mental acceptance of something's existence, whereas hope is an emotional choice or feeling that one's wants will be fulfilled, often accompanied by excitement and satisfaction.
Hope is described as a vision of something positive that sustains feelings of potential fulfillment, contrasting with belief, which may lack the same emotional engagement.
The author argues that hope is not empty or weak; it is a conscious choice to live with an open mind, based on potential and imagination, and to act "as if" one's desires are achievable.
True hope is depicted as being grounded in informed actions and realistic expectations, rather than ignoring evidence or engaging in wishful thinking.
The text suggests that hope is akin to a waterfall, continuously nourishing and preparing individuals for serendipity and good fortune, and it can act as a tidal wave, overcoming obstacles.
Hope is framed as a tool to muster courage and action, particularly when faced with adversity, and it is seen as the hallmark of truly hopeful individuals who actively work towards their aspirations.
The author distinguishes hope from faith, stating that while faith is a mental conviction, hope is about focusing on a desired outcome and expecting it to happen through conscious action.
The article emphasizes that hope and expectation are not foolish but are vital for an interdependent world, and that hopes should be managed realistically to avoid disappointment.
Finally, the text celebrates hope as an eternal and contagious force that can be passed onto others, serving as a springboard for sustaining

A New Way of Looking At Hope

What is hope, and How Hope springs eternal

“Hope” is a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen. While belief is an unshakeable mindset or a set of thoughts that something is, based upon one’s values and understanding or knowledge, hope springs eternal. This is because of our hard-wired optimism bias. Even the fight-or-flight response includes hope.

When you’re in danger of something attacking you, of which the opponent is likely to hone in on motion, the instinctual first response is to freeze, with the hope that the threat passes you by. Hope is a vision of something positive.

hope springs eternal (in the human breast)

proverb

it is human nature always to find fresh cause for optimism.

While desire is about want, hope is more than want or desire.

Hope is expecting your desire to eventuate. That is why it is powerful.

Believing that your desire will eventuate can be hard.

Expecting is not the same as believing. Expecting is an emotional choice or a feeling that a want will be fulfilled.

What we think are our beliefs are thoughts about a condition or a state of being that we latch onto and won’t let go off.

A belief is an assurance of something that we think is, while a positive expectation is a feeling of excitement or satisfaction that something will happen.

Hope or expecting a desire to eventuate is achieved by maintaining an expansive and upbeat positive outlook. Believing is more of an acceptance, sometimes without the air of excitement that hoping brings.

Hope:

You believe, not directly in your desire manifesting, but that there is an infinite field of possibilities, and that as things work in mysterious ways, your want will manifest at some time, within the bounds or limits of physical mechanics.

Hope is not empty. Hope is not weak. It is not obsolete or redundant, for it has never been watered down. Hope is about keeping open-minded and living “as if” (using your imagination, and your optimism, based upon potential).

Live as if you’re a human being among others who are conscious enough to realise that we have to work together.

Hope is a waterfall. Let the diamond sparkles of HOPE drop upon you and nourish you. Hope is not about sticking your head in the sand and ignoring the “evidence”.

True HOPE is about sustaining feelings that a circumstance or happening will happen, based upon your and others informed actions.

Let HOPE wash away your worries and your fears, and prepare you for good fortune or serendipity.

Hope can be a tidal wave that lifts you up and carries you through and past your seeming obstacles.

Everything that happens is based upon patterns of frequency woven upon templates of Unity Consciousness. This means that each one of us has the force of Light within us to raise our conscious awareness to realising and living our interdependence.

Imagine, when all is in tune, that everything that ‘is” and that happens, is as a symphony of energy in harmonious patterns.

When things go awry, HOPE is a tool for you to muster COURAGE and ACTION for what you hope for.

Courageous action is the hallmark of the truly hopeful.

Hoping is not passive, it is not about blindly wishing for something and doing nothing to make it happen. That is WISHFUL THINKING not Hope.

FAITH is not Hope. Faith is a function of the mind and spirit, a conviction of the reality of something. Like a mentally based belief, it too is based upon one’s values and understanding or knowledge.

HOPE is based upon expectation, not upon the concrete fact of something, but upon the conscious action of focusing upon something that you want and expecting it to happen.

EXPECTATION is anticipation that something will happen. It is not wrong to expect what you want, if what you want supports an interdependent World.

Hope and Expectation are not stupid. Give hope a chance.

If your hopes are dashed, it will be because you have not managed them well (e.g. you have put a time limit on them or not framed them clearly enough) or your hopes are unrealistic.

Hone your hopes so that your small hopes that feed into your big hopes are fulfilled first. Have belief or faith in your hopes.

Hopes are not about clinging onto something impossible while the world around them crumbles.

HOPE is about knowing that something IS possible, and working TOWARD it with your heart, your mind and your Soul. With patience and tolerance of the patterns that you and I weave, and with creativity, hope springs eternal.

This doesn’t mean that you will always be hoping and never receive or see what you hope for. It means that there is always hope for something until that want or need is filled in some way or form, at some time or in some timeline.

Gandhi, Mandela, and so many others had hope as their drivers. Hope was their superpower.

If you can’t believe in something, then have hope.

Know that your hope is a spring-board for sustaining your wants and for inspiring others to hope and believe. They then water others with hope, and the cycle continues.

Hope is eternal because it is a tool or a way of being that you can pass onto others. You can use hope to sustain your own positive feelings and actions.

Give Hope A Chance. You won’t miss the opportunity to turn a hope into a reality, if you do.