EMBRACING HOPE AND OPTIMISTIC LIVING

Every day we see tragedies, uncertainties and challenges in this world. This can affect our well-being negatively and make us feel miserable. But if you can embrace hope and cultivate an optimistic outlook on life, it can drive you to personal growth and boost your well-being. Optimism and hope are not about being positive all the time. It's more about actively choosing hope, building resilience and trying to see the silver lining while acknowledging the reality of things and accepting other emotions that you feel. 

Here are some practical steps that you can take towards a hopeful and optimistic mindset: 

Understanding the Power of Hope

Hope gives you resilience. Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversities in life. When you embrace hope, you gain the ability to overcome challenges with a better attitude as you believe things can get better. If you don't believe that, you don't feel the motivation to work towards making things better.

Hope also helps you navigate uncertainties of the life better because it gives you a sense of possibility and curiosity instead of dread.

Author: Nivetha Kannan

Nivetha writes blogs on mental health and wellbeing topics for Silver Oak Health. She is a professional content writer and is passionate about the field of psychology & personal development. She writes impactful content that brings positive changes in people. Her mantra for life is to ‘be curious, and not judgemental’.