Self-Guided Course
Grateful Hope: Passion for the Possible
Discover empowering daily practices and inspiration to deepen your sense of hope and transform your perspective.
In a world where divisiveness and fear permeate daily life, grateful hope can transform your perspective in surprising ways.
Grateful hope is not optimism or toxic positivity. It is a stance that acknowledges the challenges of life while also inviting you to embrace uncertainty, find your unique purpose, and explore possibilities rather than succumb to despair.
Whether you’re currently feeling overwhelmed by politics and ongoing violence, navigating a life transition, or struggling with everyday challenges, this course will empower you with daily practices to deepen your sense of hope.
Join us and learn from world-renowned experts — spiritual leaders, authors, a musician, and a peace builder — whose work, life, and wisdom will show us the way…
These six sessions have given me tools to navigate uncertain times. I am grateful and hopeful for all the positive possibilities that lie ahead.
Nalini V.
Registration is now open!
If the cost of registration is not achievable, please reach out to us at [email protected].
In this course, you will discover and explore:
10 essential guideposts to adopt grateful hope as an attitude of your heart
Gratefulness practices to increase your sense of hope in daily life
Strategies to welcome uncertainty and address barriers to hope
Inspiring stories of conflict transformation, navigating uncertainty, and radical belonging as pathways to hope
Curated resource toolkits to enrich your learning journey
Meet the Instructors
Joe Primo
Chief Executive Officer
In my work as a hospice chaplain and then building and growing programs for grieving children and families, my understanding of hope was forged by thousands of lives that were meeting endings and uncertainty. The enormous amount of death I have encountered taught me that hope is not optimism. It is a humble and realistic openness to the one, precious gift that is our life. Even at the end, so much remains surprisingly possible.
Sheryl Chard
Director of Education
I was blessed to spend three decades working with young people and educators, and I know two things absolutely. The first is that teaching and leading well is some of the most challenging work there is and utterly dependent on hope. When passion for the possible fades, the work is simply too hard. The same is true for learning and growth: Without the ability to work toward something not fully grasped or imagined — without this hope — change and growth are impossible.
Featuring Special Guests
John Paul Lederach
Maggie Jackson
Simran Jeet Singh
Cristina Pato
Rabbi Sharon Brous
Mingyur Rinpoche
Course Overview
Each session of Grateful Hope includes a 60-minute teaching video, supporting resources to deepen your learning, and illuminating conversations with world-renowned experts.
Learn how hope is distinct from optimism, touch on the research-supported benefits of hope, and identify common barriers to hope.
Reframe hope as a grounding path for your individual life, learn the three core ingredients to hope, and explore conflict transformation as a model of grateful hope.
Explore the vital relationship between hope and belonging, and remember all the ways that your life is connected to others and the world.
Discover the important role that your values play in lighting the pathway of hope and finding your purpose.
Challenge yourself to let go of what you cannot control and explore how three powerful words (I. don’t. know.) can nurture your sense of hope and make you wiser.
Consider the ways you’re called to embody grateful hope, review the essential guideposts and practices to chart the way, and learn how hope is a radical act.
You will have access to all course materials for one year from the date of purchase.
Start Your Grateful Hope Journey
If the cost of registration is not achievable, please reach out to us at [email protected].
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