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I can be a pretty pessimistic person but I truly believe that having hope is the only way to move forward. How else would we be there for ourselves and others?
Apr 7, 2025
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🧸On a scientific level :
The chance of you being you (your unique genetic makeup) from just one conception is estimated at 1 in 70 trillion, which is translated to 0.0000000000014286%. This information by itself gives me hope that I was put on this earth for something BIG (for me).
On a religious level (a side of myself that i keep to me only because it's my personal spiritual journey) : In my religion, they say before we get born, God shows us our whole path in this life and we chose to either accept it and live it as seen or not, so for me honestly this information gives me hope on a daily basis, to know that i chose this life with all its bad and good moments means i saw something that i will eventually be thankful for.
On a day to day level :
Humans do give me hope in different shapes :
- Watching people being with animals is hope - Watching parents being gentle with their babies is hope - Watching people work hard to rescue animals is hope - To see people manifest for a human cause in public is hope - The warm sunlight is hope - Working Hard thinking about the future is hope - Doctors who volunteer in rural areas is hope
With the right mindset i think everything can be and is HOPE, even the sad parts like crying to sleep over something, because if you think about it the fact that you care that much to the point it makes you sad is a form of hope because you have feelings.
The chance of you being you (your unique genetic makeup) from just one conception is estimated at 1 in 70 trillion, which is translated to 0.0000000000014286%. This information by itself gives me hope that I was put on this earth for something BIG (for me).
On a religious level (a side of myself that i keep to me only because it's my personal spiritual journey) : In my religion, they say before we get born, God shows us our whole path in this life and we chose to either accept it and live it as seen or not, so for me honestly this information gives me hope on a daily basis, to know that i chose this life with all its bad and good moments means i saw something that i will eventually be thankful for.
On a day to day level :
Humans do give me hope in different shapes :
- Watching people being with animals is hope - Watching parents being gentle with their babies is hope - Watching people work hard to rescue animals is hope - To see people manifest for a human cause in public is hope - The warm sunlight is hope - Working Hard thinking about the future is hope - Doctors who volunteer in rural areas is hope
With the right mindset i think everything can be and is HOPE, even the sad parts like crying to sleep over something, because if you think about it the fact that you care that much to the point it makes you sad is a form of hope because you have feelings.
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❤️Dude, I'm gonna level with you as someone who works at a suicide hotline, the world is a shitty, shitty place and that means seeing a good future is close to impossible sometimes. Hope is a choice more than a feeling. You're not always going to see that light at the end of the tunnel, and that's okay. It's unreasonable, with everything going on in the world, and with everything going on with your own life, to expect you to feel like it's going to be okay. But you can know, logically, that there are actionable steps you can take toward things getting better, and you're going to trust that that light's there anyway and keep pushing towards it. The world is a shitty place, but it only gets worse when good people give up. You keep hope alive by not giving up, you keep hope alive by trusting there are people who are still fighting too. And that's a skill, you know? Finding a way to grit your teeth and put your faith in yourself and others isn't easy, but I promise it'll get easier with time and practice.
There's a rec going around this morning about hope as a discipline, and I think that it captures quite a bit of what I'm trying to say here, but what it doesn't capture is that it's hard and it sucks a lot of the time. Maintaining hope is hard, and you should be proud of yourself for trying.
There's a rec going around this morning about hope as a discipline, and I think that it captures quite a bit of what I'm trying to say here, but what it doesn't capture is that it's hard and it sucks a lot of the time. Maintaining hope is hard, and you should be proud of yourself for trying.
Jul 10, 2025
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found this thru a john green tiktok. he explained it like hope is a constant and something we may lose contact with at times, but it’s also readily available to us when we’re ready to access it again.
I echo a lot of what other ppl said already. i use a lot of that stuff myself but i’ll add this and leave you with something new i’m trying. I 💖 catastrophizing and my therapist (smartest person alive) recommended I start a “what could go right list” and when I write it I focus on specific things i’ve done to make something go right. it helps me feel like I have my shit together and things will work out even when everything feels bad.
I echo a lot of what other ppl said already. i use a lot of that stuff myself but i’ll add this and leave you with something new i’m trying. I 💖 catastrophizing and my therapist (smartest person alive) recommended I start a “what could go right list” and when I write it I focus on specific things i’ve done to make something go right. it helps me feel like I have my shit together and things will work out even when everything feels bad.
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For whatever reason I keep posting and then deleting my recs immediately. I’ve gotten shy on here. I used to be so bold. I don’t know what happened !!!
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😵I’m currently in the back seat of my friend’s car listening to their future plans. It’s lowkey terrifying me. However….take this as your sign that you don’t have to know what you want. You’re not alone!!!