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How to Live a Life Filled With Hope and Its Amazing Benefits

Moving from hopelessness to real hope in your life

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Can you imagine a life completely without hope? I doubt many of us could. But what exactly is hope, and from where does it come? Without hope, life would be well, hopeless. What is hopelessness, and from where does it come? Let’s examine what it means to have hope and how to build hope if you lack it.

Contrasting hope and hopelessness

As we begin, let’s look at some ways in which hope and hopelessness contrast one another.

• When you have hope, you can feel strong and full of possibility. Hopelessness can make you feel weak and void of opportunity.
• Hope is positive and uplifting. Hopelessness is negative and can make you feel downtrodden.
• Hope provides happiness and joy. Hopelessness can make one sad and miserable.
• With hope, you look forward to something. Hopelessness often brings dread.

“Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope. Few are reduced so low as that.” William Hazlitt (1778–1830)

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