Hope is a Way of Thinking
You might think that hope is an emotion: the feeling of wanting something to happen. However, according to psychologist C. R. Snyder, this isn’t true. Hope is actually a commitment to new way of thinking.Get intentional about setting goals, thinking through pathways, and developing a strong belief in ourselves and what we can accomplish.
Personalization: The belief that we are at fault. This is the lesson that not everything that happens to us happens because of us.
We should always take the responsibility in our life but that is different than blaming oneself for everything as well.
Pervasiveness: The belief that an event will affect all areas of your life. Everything is awful. There’s no place to run or hide from the all-consuming sadness. In reality not all areas of life are affected by a tragedy in the same way. Little by little, life can be improved and be brought back to normal by concentrating on those areas.
Permanence: The belief that the sorrow will last forever. It never does. We should accept our feelings—but recognize that they will not last forever.
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