𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆

As humans, we are sometimes perplexed when it feels like we are faced with a very difficult situation, many though lose hope and give up along the line, but are there ways we can strengthen hope?

Hope is an act of mindfulness, it requires a constant effort to strengthen it and gratitude is the first step to maintaining hope.

This is because gratitude makes it easy for you to appreciate what you've gotten while looking ahead to much more better days.

I have a friend who almost gave up on life, he hated the fact that things weren't going on well with him, everyday he complained bitterly about his current situation and that left him sad all the time.

One day, I thought of ways to help him revive his hope, so I asked, "have you ever thought about the things that are working well for you and the things you've got that you cherish?"

That left him with some moment of reflection and then I told him to write down what's he's grateful for no matter how little it was, what he once lacked but now have for the next few days and that was a game changer for him.

Every morning, he sent me a little note of what he was grateful for, some of which he never thought were blessings until he peered deeper into them and this made him focused on the good side of life.

Too many times we fail to celebrate our little wins, there's a reason for this adage "never despise the days of humble beginnings," Which means that every little step we take in life count and should be celebrated.

Other ways we can strengthen hope is to remain optimistic and limit our association with people who are pessimistic, life isn't fair we all know, but surely life also has the good side, so why not focus on it rather than seeing how bad things might turn out? Rather than seeing setbacks as an avenue to lose hope, see it as a stepping stone to greater heights, once we learn from our mistakes we are wiser and stronger and much more prepared for another phase in our lives.

I believe in self-affirmation as I grew up to learn that there is power in the tongue, what you prophecy about yourself; you become, and what you think you become, the mind is a very powerful space where anything can happen , what do you fill your mind with? Do you visualize yourself achieving your goals? Do you see yourself chasing your dreams? Do you with your mind eyes see where you yearn to be a few years from now?

No better song comes to mind when it comes to strengthening hope other than "When you believe by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey".