Mariame Kaba said “Hope is a practice.” Living gratefully is a practice as well.
I have another quotation about hope that feels like it can also be true of gratefulness.
“Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Either we have hope within or we don’t; it is a dimension of the soul not essentially dependent on some particular observation of the world or estimate of the situation. It is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart; it transcends the world that is immediately experienced and is anchored somewhere beyond its horizons.
“Hope is an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed. The more propitious the situation in which we demonstrate hope, the deeper the hope is.”
— Vaclav Havel
The long, dark days of hopelessness
are behind me
for the most part,
thanks to awakening to Gratitude in my life
(for the most part
being key here).
I don’t know though,
if there is a direct relationship between the two though.
I don’t think too much about hope these days,
although there are things I hope for . . .
that my son doesn’t die before I do,
that I will be able to live here for the duration,
that I’ll be free to do what I’d like with my time and energy,
that the flowers I planted this year
will come up again in the spring . . .
things like that.
My focus though,
is on being grateful for the day that is given to me,
for what I have around me
that gives me comfort and joy,
and when things change
they just change,
and I change along with them . . .
being as tuned in to the natural order of the Universe
as much as I can be.
I practice accepting gracefully
what is given to me
and what comes my way
without ruffling my interior serenity–
my core . . .
where I live.
As long as I remain thankful,
nothing can really crush me.
I’ve seen it in very wise people
and strive to become that wise myself
someday.
I am a WIP. ♥
I don’t focus on either actually. Now I use the method of meditation to let go of my human mind and gradually now naturally gratefulness arrises on its own . It’s truly amazing. I used to “force” gratefulness, but now it’s a clear product of letting go of all my human mind. Now I see that it’s natures flow to live for the world and become the one mind. I have hope and gratitude that this method will continue to create ones throughout the world. I’m very grateful to know that the universe knows the plan.
Hope can be hard to sustain. At least for me.
I have been without hope. It’s not a good place.
By practicing gratitude, I feel like I’m fortifying my ability to have hope. This feels like a back door to hope. An action I can take, that can make me feel more hopeful. It’s kinda like happiness, you can’t just “be happy”, it helps to do things that bring you happiness. The route to these things is indirect.
Maybe that’s the secret.
For me too . . .
that is why I don’t hope for much,
dear Charlie,
but that’s fine
because it helps me to live a more honest life
and to work with what I already have. ♥
To riff on Avril’s mention of mature hope, and Joseph’s mention that all does not pan out as planned–I feel a loving aspect to hope when it’s combined with gratefulness. I hope things will turn out for the best (as I imagine it). I understand that there may be grief and twists of fate. This understanding feels bittersweet, but I am not clinging to any outcomes, because I am surrounded by beauty and grace already. What will be, will be. So there’s a kind of acceptance, love, and faith in the garden bed of grateful hope.
I love arrows. Living gratefully is the arrow pointing straight by being content with what I already have. Hope is the arrow pointing up by maintaining a positive outlook.
I love metaphors. I picture them when someone asks me about describing something. Let’s see. In the relationship between living gratefully and hope, I’d say I’m a piece of paper. Living gratefully is a pen. With the pen and paper, I write my hope, beautiful hope in my life for myself and others. Happy Saturday, everyone! 🎨
Greetings all from Forney, Texas.
The potatoes, corn, carrots, tomatoes and beef jerky I shared with Team Tirrell was very appreciated. My labor of love to help nourish our offspring and to give them one more glimpse into my being.
Living gratefully for me is to live in the present and to be grateful for what is. Hope for me is for the future of things. Nothing wrong for me to plan for the future. I must just not place to much importance on said future, for what I had planned or hoped about does not always pan out as planned. Best for me to remember; All will be well. All manner of things will be well. Just as it should
Peace, Love & Light
Even in the worst of times, there is almost always something to be grateful for – even if in hindsight. And if we can find gratitude, we can harness hope.
Hope is the product of grateful living. In the practice gratefulness we are taught to look for the opportunity. Finding what’s a gift is radical optimism, especially in a painful situation. Yet, inside of the desired and undesired outcomes it is always there—even gratefulness for one’s breath or to reflect on another time. It’s not Pollyanna to be hopeful it’s a deeply mature perspective.
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Mariame Kaba said “Hope is a practice.” Living gratefully is a practice as well.
I have another quotation about hope that feels like it can also be true of gratefulness.
“Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Either we have hope within or we don’t; it is a dimension of the soul not essentially dependent on some particular observation of the world or estimate of the situation. It is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart; it transcends the world that is immediately experienced and is anchored somewhere beyond its horizons.
“Hope is an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed. The more propitious the situation in which we demonstrate hope, the deeper the hope is.”
— Vaclav Havel
”Hope is an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.”
Thank you for this,
dear Barb . . .
it is surely worth thinking about. ♥
Living gratefully helps you appreciate your life, so that you don’t feel sorry for yourself, and thus have hope for your own future.
The long, dark days of hopelessness
are behind me
for the most part,
thanks to awakening to Gratitude in my life
(for the most part
being key here).
I don’t know though,
if there is a direct relationship between the two though.
I don’t think too much about hope these days,
although there are things I hope for . . .
that my son doesn’t die before I do,
that I will be able to live here for the duration,
that I’ll be free to do what I’d like with my time and energy,
that the flowers I planted this year
will come up again in the spring . . .
things like that.
My focus though,
is on being grateful for the day that is given to me,
for what I have around me
that gives me comfort and joy,
and when things change
they just change,
and I change along with them . . .
being as tuned in to the natural order of the Universe
as much as I can be.
I practice accepting gracefully
what is given to me
and what comes my way
without ruffling my interior serenity–
my core . . .
where I live.
As long as I remain thankful,
nothing can really crush me.
I’ve seen it in very wise people
and strive to become that wise myself
someday.
I am a WIP. ♥
I’m a WIP too.
Gratitude can open us up but that doesn’t always lead to hope. Sometimes it leads to acceptance of “what is,” especially in the second half of life.
I feel the same way,
dear Carol Ann,
and that is what answered the Question for me too. ♥
I don’t focus on either actually. Now I use the method of meditation to let go of my human mind and gradually now naturally gratefulness arrises on its own . It’s truly amazing. I used to “force” gratefulness, but now it’s a clear product of letting go of all my human mind. Now I see that it’s natures flow to live for the world and become the one mind. I have hope and gratitude that this method will continue to create ones throughout the world. I’m very grateful to know that the universe knows the plan.
Hope can be hard to sustain. At least for me.
I have been without hope. It’s not a good place.
By practicing gratitude, I feel like I’m fortifying my ability to have hope. This feels like a back door to hope. An action I can take, that can make me feel more hopeful. It’s kinda like happiness, you can’t just “be happy”, it helps to do things that bring you happiness. The route to these things is indirect.
Maybe that’s the secret.
“Hope can be hard to sustain.”
For me too . . .
that is why I don’t hope for much,
dear Charlie,
but that’s fine
because it helps me to live a more honest life
and to work with what I already have. ♥
Well put Charlie !
Living gratefully is obtainable.
Hope wears thin sometimes and you cannot depend on it.
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Truth Michele.
Very true, Michele. Living gratefully is more realistic.
To riff on Avril’s mention of mature hope, and Joseph’s mention that all does not pan out as planned–I feel a loving aspect to hope when it’s combined with gratefulness. I hope things will turn out for the best (as I imagine it). I understand that there may be grief and twists of fate. This understanding feels bittersweet, but I am not clinging to any outcomes, because I am surrounded by beauty and grace already. What will be, will be. So there’s a kind of acceptance, love, and faith in the garden bed of grateful hope.
Well and wisely said,
dear Drea. ♥
I love arrows. Living gratefully is the arrow pointing straight by being content with what I already have. Hope is the arrow pointing up by maintaining a positive outlook.
I love metaphors. I picture them when someone asks me about describing something. Let’s see. In the relationship between living gratefully and hope, I’d say I’m a piece of paper. Living gratefully is a pen. With the pen and paper, I write my hope, beautiful hope in my life for myself and others. Happy Saturday, everyone! 🎨
My Ngoc, you with medifores is similar to me with line graphs.
Greetings all from Forney, Texas.
The potatoes, corn, carrots, tomatoes and beef jerky I shared with Team Tirrell was very appreciated. My labor of love to help nourish our offspring and to give them one more glimpse into my being.
Living gratefully for me is to live in the present and to be grateful for what is. Hope for me is for the future of things. Nothing wrong for me to plan for the future. I must just not place to much importance on said future, for what I had planned or hoped about does not always pan out as planned. Best for me to remember; All will be well. All manner of things will be well. Just as it should
Peace, Love & Light
Indeed,
dear Joseph . . .
something to carry with us
as we work at living grateful lives. ♥
Holding plans lightly while understanding there’s some value to planning–I appreciate the perspective, Joseph.
Joseph, as someone who plays by ear, I’m with you on all will be well.
Gratitude and hope, together, enable me to live well.
Even in the worst of times, there is almost always something to be grateful for – even if in hindsight. And if we can find gratitude, we can harness hope.
Hope is the product of grateful living. In the practice gratefulness we are taught to look for the opportunity. Finding what’s a gift is radical optimism, especially in a painful situation. Yet, inside of the desired and undesired outcomes it is always there—even gratefulness for one’s breath or to reflect on another time. It’s not Pollyanna to be hopeful it’s a deeply mature perspective.
Your wisdom shines through in this answer, Avril.