I am realizing how essential hope is to everyone, individually and collectively. In the current economic situation it is easy to be overwhelmed by fear.
I think that fear works on us in such a way that it makes us small. If we let it grab hold, it can cause us to contract energetically, shrinking down to our smallest selves. It drives us to huddle in a tight ball in the corner of a dark room, scanning for anything that threatens us.
Hope expands us energetically. It is a catalyst to get up and get out of the room. It propels us to a high vista where we can survey the expanse of our possibility. Hope provides us the impetus to reach out and take the first steps toward realizing our potential.
Hope is an essential nutrient for a fulfilling life.
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Beautifully put! So much of the commentary about the economy is driven by fear. I've been writing about how fear blocks an accurate analysis of the situation, and leads people to lash out in anger with highly intellectualized narrow policy perspectives. There is a lot more to learn in the weeks and months ahead.
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