Hope is for a better future; we create goals & motivate ourselves to walk the path. Make changes as necessary, keep options open & keep up the motivation levels during the journey. Hope is emotion driven, goal directed & forward looking. You can’t hope that you did your best in the past.
Optimism/ Pessimism is the expectation for the future. Herein an interesting thing, if we explain any past, present or future event optimistically we change our angle of attack – the focus shifts from us to the problem. #Trump is a master of such ceremonies wherein the naive media calls him a liar. It’s plain & simple Optimism without trying to brush away the problems. So it would be good if we all tried to learn the Trump way of explaining things….even to ourselves. Be Optimistic about the explanations you give yourself without denying the underlying problem. This will improve problem solving, decision-making & choosing goals.
We are passing through a phase of vicarious helplessness; wherein all seem helpless during the tough #Coronavirus #COVID times. This too shall pass- let us make the best out of these times
The wise say that positive explanatory styles help during such times in instilling optimism. This positive explanatory style is a trainable skill. Media may do well to learn it & apply/ show some optimism in its news because Pessimism is a stronger predictor of suicide than Depression.
We individually can self help using our repository of previous wins, incremental successes, copying role models, imagining behaving effectively, positive talk by self or others & Meditation to enhance our beliefs in ourselves.
Persevere Don’t Quit “BE+AT” it that’s it
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