Shane Lopez has been called the preeminent expert on hope. In his book Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Others
In keeping with my past Journey of Hope reviews, here are a few quotes:
“Hopeful people share key beliefs that underlie their approach to any challenge. These beliefs have a power that distinguishes hope from optimism, wishing, and other ways of viewing …
Have you ever wondered if we can manufacture hope by changing the way we think? And what is it that we would change to generate more hope?
These aren’t necessarily the questions C.R. Snyder asks in his book Psychology of Hope: You Can Get Here from There
Snyder finds very hopeful people and analyzes what makes them the way they are. The results are intriguing. As with all my Journey of Hope reviews, I’ll quote …
My friend Kurt suggested the Thomas Merton book No Man Is an Island
The next book in my Journey of Hope series is a collection of Henri Nouwen writings gathered into a book called Seeds of Hope. Edited by Robert Durback, the book is now out of print and only used copies are available. Not sure what the publisher is thinking. You can’t find a better collection of Nouwen’s works.
In keeping with the pattern of past reviews, I’ll post quotes from the book:
“…often someone’s careful and honest articulation of the ambiguities, uncertainties, and painful conditions of life gives us new hope.”
“…our first task is not to offer information, advice, …
There were all types of suggestions for books to read about hope, but perhaps one of the most counterintuitive was Unleashing the Power of Rubber Bands: Lessons in Non-Linear Leadership
“I think the core of leadership is hope. Leadership is the hope that we can change the things that need to …
When I asked my friends what books on this journey of hope are worth reading, one friend (Steve) suggested the book of Hebrews from the New Testament. At first it seemed an odd suggestion because Hebrews has always struck me as more of an argument for the divinity of Christ than a book about hope. But reflecting on the (admittedly few) passages from Hebrews I remembered, they all had an underlying message of hope and confidence. So I jumped in.
Several passages stood out. The most famous is at the end of chapter six as the author expounds on the …
The second of twelve books I’m reading this year on the journey of hope is The Colors of Hope: Becoming People of Mercy, Justice, and Love
What is hope? The meaning of hope has been on my mind lately, so I’ve decided to think more on the topic in 2015. It seems both healthy and timely.
We live in an era when millions of good things are happening, yet we grow weary with despair. We worry about our broken political system, the rise of extremism, the violence in our schools, the pervasiveness of greed in our culture, the wealth disparity, high taxes, ISIS, the Byzantine health care system, immigration reform, Putin/Russian aggression, measles outbreaks, and out of control social media.
It’s endless what we can find …
