The stories we tell motivate us to go forward, maintain the status quo or hunker down in fear. That’s what one of my colleagues and I reminded ourselves a few days ago. We reminded ourselves of this after sharing stories about our experiences of navigating...
This blog post was originally posted on learningwithhope.blogspot.com on April 23, 2009. I believe these posts reflect what we can learn about being okay with hope as we navigate through the pandemic. Below are some of the hopes that participants at a “Diabetic...
Waiting for a COVID19 vaccine or vaccines describes ‘expectant waiting’ as I understand the phrase. Marcel, a Catholic theologian, wrote about ‘expectant waiting’. I came across Marcel’s work as I was making sense of different...
Maintaining a hopeful stance, as COVID19 increasingly permeates into every nook and cranny of our lives is difficult. COVID19 provides a fertile ground for fear and anxiety to grow exponentially. That is if we let it take over and run our lives. Vaclav Havel (1990)...
I imagine you want to know a little bit more about how my past experiences influence my work as a hope-focused practitioner and educator. Where have I worked? What kinds of contributions have I made to the community; and to the educational field? For those of you who...
What happens when we find ways to make hope visible and accessible in our interactions? A lot. Most recently, health care students reported that hope can change your life; touches every part of our lives and is not only experienced in very personal ways but is...
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