Having hope gives you the courage to think that things would get better with time despite the odds being not in your favor; hope is the only thing that keeps you moving forward, it gives you the strength and ability to bounce back from whatever the obstacle you are going through.

How to Nurture More Hope in Your Life

1. Make the Most of Self-Reflection.
2. List Your Successes, Strengths, and Resources.
3. Develop Your Coping Skills.
4. Make a Positive Contribution.
5. Proactively Seek Out Hope.
6. Have Trust in Yourself.
7. Surround Yourself with Positive People.
8. Focus on Things That Will Empower You.

Here are five ways we can lose hope:

1. Give up. This can seem like the most appealing option at times.
2. Stop trusting God. When people hurt us, repeatedly, it’s a standard defense mechanism to stop trusting them.
3. Place our faith in people. People will fail us daily.
4. Blame everyone else for our circumstances.
5. Rely on yourself.

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• 1 | Talk About Your Love. I love you and I care about you.
• 2 | Let Them Know That You Are There to Listen. Hey, I wish there was more I can do but I am here if you want to talk.
• 3 | Remind Them That Things Get Better.
• 4 | Offer A Little Help.

Losing hope for success is freedom. If you want something, hope for something, obsessed with something, you can’t be free. You are tied to the object of your desire. If you let all your hopes, dreams and desires go and learn to live in the present, you can reach a state of mind which can be called absolute freedom.

1. Despair, desperation, despondency, discouragement, hopelessness refer to a state of mind caused by circumstances that seem too much to cope with. Hopelessness is a loss of hope so complete as to result in a more or less permanent state of passive despair: a state of hopelessness and apathy.

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Here are some ways to spread some sunshine and bring hope to the lives of others.

1. Demonstrate love and care. We all need to feel that we are loved and cared for every now and then.
2. Make them feel they deserve happiness.
3. Show them acceptance.
4. Offer help.
5. Show them appreciation.
6. Help them find their passion.
7. Stay connected.

Rainbows are a symbol of hope in many cultures.