Hope is distinct from optimism or idealism. It
has nothing to do with wishing. It references reality at every turn and reveres
truth. It lives open eyed and wholehearted with the darkness that is woven
ineluctably into the light of life and sometimes seems to overcome it. Hope,
like every virtue, is a choice that becomes a practice that becomes spiritual muscle
memory. It’s a renewable resource for moving through life as it is, not as we
wish it to be. (Becoming Wise: An Inquiry
into the Mystery and Art of Living by Krista Tippett; p. 233.)
The human brain is a powerful belief engine. It processes massive amounts of information flowing into it, but we can use it until the brain chooses a belief model. We perceive what the belief model it has allows us to see. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/369c4bdc7685/how-changing-a-belief-changes-what-you-actually-see
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