Hope

Today I am hopeful. Hopeful for new beginnings, hopeful for life, and hopeful for my future. Over these past few months, I’ve encountered quite a few things I find myself being thankful and hopeful for. When I hear the word hope, I automatically want to link it to gratitude. While I step into a new season in my life, all I can think about is how good things are going to be. But by me consciously knowing that there will be some tough times, I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to deal and handle those things in a healthy manner.

Being hopeful is something big for me. I’ve managed to get through and overcome obstacles that I personally thought I wasn’t capable of getting through. With living circumstances that were very uncomfortable for me, for wins that I’ve accomplished but others made me feel like I wasn’t deserving, down to me fully being able to express my love and compassion to the person I care about the most. Back then I was a person of zero hope and allowed myself to worry about EVERYTHING. It wasn’t until I began gaining more self-confidence, learning how to properly communicate my feelings, and overall shifting my mindset to being more positive. Don’t get me wrong, there are times where I have moments where I allow my thoughts to overpower my judgment. Some days I can talk myself out of it, other days I need to talk to someone about it. You’ll be surprised of the power of hearing yourself speaking or just speaking in general. For me, speaking allows me to fully process a situation. It is also said that that your subconscious interprets what it hears very literally. Your mind and body will follow the direction your words leads. So if you want more influence, confidence, connection or opportunities to come your way, begin with what you’re projecting into the world each time you open your mouth.

Hope allows us to approach problems with a mindset and strategy-set suitable to success, ultimately increasing the chances we will actually accomplish our goals.

So what are you hopeful for? 🧠🌱