I haven't written in awhile, but I came upon this quote that I loved about hope--the need for the application of it rather than just the belief. I felt grateful for it, as I have struggled with trying to find a way to infuse my beliefs into my work. I know that I have at times a wonderful ability to inspire and I need this skill and gift now more than ever. As my flashlight dims in the tunnel, panic rises in my throat, I remember that I am my own light. I needn't seek others out for batteries or another form of energy to fuel mine--the well is always there, I just forget that it is in a constant state of renewal. Only I am responsible for pinching off the flow with stress, worry and doubt. I brought in all the goodness into my life, allowed it to come and was aware enough to see it before me. I wish you moments of peace, love and joy and ask that you to calm down enough to see all your abundance in the forms of smiling faces, food on your table, clothes on your back and shelter that keeps you safe. Blessed be.“We work hard to make the world better, not from some airy theoretical hope, but in the practical and grounded conviction that starting with hope and acting out of hope can cultivate a different kind of world worth being hopeful about, reinforcing itself into a virtuous spiral. Applied hope is not about some vague, far-off future but is expressed and created moment by moment through our choices.
Applied hope is not mere optimism. The optimist treats the future as fate, not choice, and thus fails to take responsibility for making the world we want. Applied hope is a deliberate choice of heart and head. The optimist has his feet up on the desk and a satisfied smirk knowing the deck is stacked. The person living in hope has her sleeves rolled up and is fighting hard to change or beat the odds. Optimism can mask cowardice. Hope requires fearlessness.
In a world short of both hope and time, we seek to practice Raymond Williams’s truth that “To be truly radical is make hope possible, not despair convincing.” Hope becomes possible, practical-even profitable-when advanced resource efficiency turns scarcity into abundance. The glass, then is neither half empty nor half full; rather, it has a 100 percent design margin, expandable by efficiency.”
~Amory Lovins~
Applied hope is not mere optimism. The optimist treats the future as fate, not choice, and thus fails to take responsibility for making the world we want. Applied hope is a deliberate choice of heart and head. The optimist has his feet up on the desk and a satisfied smirk knowing the deck is stacked. The person living in hope has her sleeves rolled up and is fighting hard to change or beat the odds. Optimism can mask cowardice. Hope requires fearlessness.
In a world short of both hope and time, we seek to practice Raymond Williams’s truth that “To be truly radical is make hope possible, not despair convincing.” Hope becomes possible, practical-even profitable-when advanced resource efficiency turns scarcity into abundance. The glass, then is neither half empty nor half full; rather, it has a 100 percent design margin, expandable by efficiency.”
~Amory Lovins~
