Developing daily gratitudes creates a forward-focusing, positivity-harnessing vision. It will get you through the tough times. It will anchor you in the storms. It will help you find the Way when before there seemed to be no way. Investing daily in gratitude will create an attitude of gratitude – or said differently, it helps you…
Getting beyond want to is the second way to invest in hope for your life. Your want to will lie to you – because sometimes you want to get to the BIG DREAM and your want to doesn’t want to do the thing right in front of you that will get you there. You do…
Speaking into believing means saying the words until you believe the words. When you speak your hope, you not only let the words out of your mouth, but you put those words back into your ears. It reinforces the hope you are growing into believing. And that hope makes the way for creating change that…
Hope endures no matter how tough things are, how bad the storm comes down, or how chaotic life becomes. It’s not always easy but is always simple. We work hard not only to make it complicated but to create an intricate series of reasons or excuses that we can’t or shouldn’t or don’t. We work…
The fourth truth of hope is that it is always Truth based. It’s real, just out of this world because it only happens when visionaries take hold and run with it. Five Elements of Truth Based Hope Grounded in reality – just not of this world Personally known through the Truth Walked out daily in…
Hope is forward-facing. You run off the path if you are focused on what’s behind you. You swerve into oncoming traffic when you focus on what’s beside you. You have to be focused on what lies ahead to get there. If you’re not looking forward you are tangled in the wishes about what you would…
You have to believe in hope beyond your experience and sometimes despite your experience. Just ask Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego about how hope makes a way. Hope makes space for setting a foundation that allows for living a bold and purposeful life. To live in purpose and on purpose, you have to know your purpose….
Hope is more than a feeling. It is something you know deep down in your knower. It is settled belief that will not be shaken. But to create hope that is more than a feeling you have to be invested in growing hope. The more you invest in growing hope the more hope will be…
You have to practice meditation to make it a part of your DEstressed life. The more you practice your way the more you will be able to activate the power that meditation can harness. Make a time for your meditation practices. Make a place to practice meditating. Do something towards your meditation practice. Do nothing…
Different types of meditation benefit different aspects of your journey. Today on the #GrowingHOPE podcast, I shared five types of meditation and how they help, and ways I’ve utilized them in the past. There are many more types of meditation available to you. The most important thing is to find the systems that work for…