06/11/2026
Hope is more than a feeling—it’s a powerful mental focus that can improve resilience, motivation, emotional well-being, and our ability to move through life’s challenges. By intentionally practicing hopefulness through gratitude, connection, and positive action, we can help create a healthier and more optimistic mindset each day.
Give hope a chance and practice, practice, practice:
Often people will ask my wife and me if we have children, and my answer is, “We have three dogs and no children.” Some married folks with multiple children will frequently respond, “I can’t imagine not having children.” The truth of the matter is that I feel I have many children and a very...