- Marcus Tullius Cicero.
Struggles of life
There will always be struggles in your life. Things will always present themselves that
seem insurmountable, unbelievable, and oppressive. In short, life is a challenge. In fact, life is the single greatest
challenge you will ever face. It’s
difficult by nature, unforgiving and callous too. You will suffer, you will despair, you will cry and you will feel sorrow. It’s unavoidable. But guess what! There is good news, and it is this: There is
Hope. As our famous quote from Cicero
states, while there is life, there’s hope.
Do you know what that means? It
means that life doesn’t have to be all gloom and doom. Every moment you live is a chance to turn
things around, change your perspective, find your focus, achieve your goals,
and continue on your mission. All you need
is hope.
So, what is hope and why is it special.
Pandora’s box
The ancient Greek myth of Pandora’s Box tells us that even
though the world is full of hateful, evil things, not all is lost. Pandora was unable to resist the temptation
of looking inside the box Zeus had given her, but she managed to close it
before the one positive thing inside was lost; that thing was hope. The ancient Greeks understood the power
of Hope. Hope is the power to change your
perspective in order to find the positive path.
Even if all things seem lost, as long as you have hope, things might
just change for the better. Now, it
takes more than hope to make a positive impact against your struggles, but hope
is the start.
Keeping your personal hope alive
In your day-to-day life, how do you prevent all the
negative, dark, and destructive elements from poisoning you with despair and
insecurity? You start with being open to
the possibility that things can be different.
At first, you don’t even have to believe that things Will change, just
that they might or could change. That’s
where you begin. Cherish that idea of
change, nurture it with constant attention until you start to believe that
change Will come. Remember, it’s your
mindset we are focusing on here. Your
hope for the future doesn’t have to be a false one, as long as you continue to
develop a solid foundation of positiveness.
That’s what hope can do for you.
It won’t happen overnight, but keeping hope alive keeps your
future alive. Believing life can change
for the better is the first step in making a better life a reality. You can do it, and it starts with Hope.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to
post. Thanks for reading.
