What Story Are You Telling Yourself?

What Story Are You Telling Yourself?

What does it mean to Thrive? In a recent post titled “What Does It Mean to Thrive”, I started to examine this question. I discussed the impact environment has on thriving, both from an internal and external perspective. From an external standpoint...
The Power of Resiliency

The Power of Resiliency

Is there a difference between wishy-washy, “I hope this will happen” kind of hope, and foundational, “I have hope beyond my present circumstances” kind of hope? This is something I have written about quite a bit, including in my book, Hope...
Producing Hope Overflow

Producing Hope Overflow

“The world needs less heat and more light. It needs less of the heat of anger, revenge, retaliation, and more of the light of ideas, faith, courage, aspiration, joy, love, and hope.” – Wilfred Peterson The world needs more hope ecosystems. That is...
What is a Hope Ecosystem?

What is a Hope Ecosystem?

I was recently talking to someone about what it looked like to live a life that brings hope to others. We talked about the need to discover hope for yourself in order to share it with others. We discussed the far-reaching affects hope can have, impacting a...
Summer Rewind: Change Starts with an Acorn

Summer Rewind: Change Starts with an Acorn

Have you ever found yourself wondering if the effort you are expending on changing something is really worth it? In this week’s Summer Rewind, we look back at an article I wrote about the lessons an acorn can teach us about creating real change. I hope you find...