Hope - Main Life Aspects

Hope It is All a Matter of Hope

IntroductionIntroduction

Hope is not merely wishful thinking; it is much more than that.

Greek MythologyGreek MythologyPandora's BoxPandora's Box

Hope was personified in Greek mythology as Elpis.

When Pandora opened Pandora's box, she let out all the evils except one: hope.

Greek MythologyGreek MythologyPandora's BoxPandora's Box

The ancient Greeks considered hope to be as dangerous as all the world's evils, but without hope to accompany all their troubles, humanity was filled with despair.

It was a great relief when Pandora revisited her box and let out hope as well.

Hope - Hope - DefinitionDefinition

Hope is often defined as a feeling that what is desired.

It is a desire accompanied by expectation.

Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life.

Hope Hope Religious Religious DefinitionDefinition

In a religious context, it is not considered as a physical emotion but as a spiritual grace.

Hope & Hope & Positive ThinkingPositive Thinking

Hope is distinct from positive thinking, which refers to a therapeutic or systematic process used in psychology for reversing pessimism.

The term false hope refers to a hope based entirely around a fantasy or an extremely unlikely outcome.

Main BenefitsMain Benefits Hope can encourage one into wishful thinking and provide optimism.

It gives off just enough light to continue on and find the way out of the darkness.

It is motivation and the foundation to build one's life upon.

Hope brings:

Strength, Joy and Peace.

Unfailing Love and Rest.

Being HopelessBeing HopelessMain OutcomesMain Outcomes

People can live without a lot of things but no one can live without hope.

Poor motivational approach to obstacles and life (Illness).

You lose interest in any kind of investment or action that demands risks.

You don't believe in Progress & Development.

Tomorrow won’t be a bright day.

Hope Hope Main ComponentsMain Components

Hope is normally considered to involve three components:

Feeling - the expectancy of positive outcomes.

Perception – the ability to see how those positive outcomes can be reached.

Action – the activities you do to achieve your well being.

Hope - ConclusionHope - Conclusion

Hope is not resignation; it is a commitment to continue to struggle.

Therefore, hope creates endurance and strength in a person.

Otherwise we are simply sitting back and wishing away our life.

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