This is a quote I heard from Dr. Margaret Nagib who led a workshop during the 2013 American Association of Christian Counselors conference. This was one of those paradigm (belief) changing workshops. How often have we all been caught just trying to find ways to get by, and not looking for ways to thrive?
So what is hope? It is the overall perception that a goal can be meet. There are two primary components of hope. The first is agency thoughts, which represents the drive to get something done. The second is pathways to achievement, seeing that there are multiple ways to get something done. The people that get the most accomplished and fulfilled out of life are not the most intelligent, but rather the ones that know that they can get it done. In other words they remain hopeful.
Why pursue hope? It can lead to; physical, mental and emotional health, a meaningful life, academic success, improved athletic performance, patience, and gratitude to name a few.
Dr. Nagib also introduced a simple formula for pursuing big dreams.
Hoping = Big Dreams and Coping = Little Dreams
If you are ready to start developing hope consider a dream journal. Write out a 100 dreams. To help you get started think about; travel, financial, education, hobbies, kids, family, legacy, and professional dreams.
As Christians we know that our ultimate hope is in the Lord, but that does not mean we can not have additional hopes and dreams.
Hoping Means
Trusting Him with everything you got
Choosing His peace when things don't make sense Phil. 4:7
Breaking off the lies and bad partnerships
Hope does not disappoint us Rom. 5:5
Thank you Dr. Nagib for your wonderful presentation.
What are you hopeful about? Please leave a comment.
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