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What does it mean?
Hope adds joy to life beyond what we experience in the present moment.
In plain terms
Thinking about the future can make you happy now.
What can you take from it?
Cultivate hope to enhance your happiness.

Where it applies

  • hard times
  • waiting periods
  • planning

Putting it to work

  • visualize positive outcomes
  • practice gratitude

Questions to consider

  • What are you looking forward to?
  • How does hope affect your daily mood?

Another view

Hope without action may lead to passivity.

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