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Hope defined as a noun is,
The feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.
Hope is a powerful word. Sing hope into someone’s life and you have started the journey to endless possibilities. Many people are hopeful. They hope for happiness, health, wealth, etc. We are always dreaming and hoping but deep down, somewhere, someone has told us no. Someone has stopped us from our dreams.
Remember when you were little and you wanted to be a (fill in the blank)? Somewhere along the way someone came by and told you be realistic, be responsible, be something else. They stripped hope from you. What these people and many people fail to realize is hope is more powerful than they realize.
When you are told your doing a good job, how do you feel? Proud? Happy? Hopeful? So many times we allow toxins into our life. We allow people to tell us we can’t or we shouldn’t and so to often do we give up hope. I want you to stop and think for a moment, are you one of those people? Are you constantly uplifting and empowering people, or do you like so many, put down ideas and actions.
You see, when you give someone hope they actually feel it on every level. You can see it in their eyes, smile, walk, and posture. When you encourage, you not only lift up the person you reached out to but you encourage yourself. You find that this has a boomerang effect. You in return become inspired and uplifted. When someone has hope that may all they need to achieve greatness. I am here to give you hope J
I am here to encourage you to be the best you, you can be. Whatever your dreams and goals are I believe in you. I believe you are remarkable and have everything you need to reach your goals. I BELIEVE IN YOU.
Go empower someone today and see what happens. Start enjoying people again. Start enjoying your life.
Zig Ziglar once said “The door to a balanced success opens widest on the hinges of hope and encouragement.”
I am here to tell you to Dream and Dream big. You are more than capable of creating joy in your life and having everything you want.
I HAVE HOPE AND FAITH IN YOU!
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Nick,
You are an amazing writer. Very encouraging… I have encountered people in my life, and many of them wish you well, but deep down? They do not want you to succeed because the are jealous. Then you have the people that no matter what your dreams are, they will always tell you and I quote” Quit trying! Dreams are not real! You will never get there! ” When I was growing up, my dream was to become a doctor, and modeling for a little bit. Everything was going well in elementary school for me up until grade six. I was already speaking and writing two languages in grade one. In Europe, close to the final semester in grade six, you get evaluated to find out what direction you should take in life. These people told my parents that I was only good to go and clean toilets, and that becoming a doctor, I had to be smarter ( I only scored 98% in most of my subjects) I guess that was not good enough. Then they also told me I was to ugly to be a model. I choose to be strong and follow my dreams anyway. I did gave up on becoming a doc due to lack of financial help, but I was a model for a while, and that did not happened until I was 37. It is not what has happened to you, but certainly what you will do about it. I could have given up, but I choose to be strong and believe in myself. I will never give up. God is my rock, and I am not ashamed of saying so. He connects me with the right and positive people in my life, and you Nick are one of these people. Again, you are an amazing writer.
Rita Grant