[Bearygood]

I was reminded to post this because of a thread in the front room but I've been meaning to share this since I found it a few weeks back.

I came across this quote on the internet and it really resonated with me. I had NO idea at the time that the book it's from, "The Anatomy of Hope", is actually a book about dealing with illness! I feel like this quote can speak to so many life situations, not just illness, but finding out the source gave it extra meaning. I hope you find it as meaningful as I do and if anyone has read the book, please let us know your thoughts!

"Hope is one of our central emotions, but we are often at a loss when asked to define it. Many of us confuse hope with optimism, a prevailing attitude that 'things turn out for the best.' But hope differs from optimism. Hope does not arise from being told to 'think positively,' or from hearing an overly rosy forecast. Hope, unlike optimism, is rooted in unalloyed reality. Hope is the elevating feeling we experience when we see--in the mind's eye--a path to a better future. Hope acknowledges the significant obstacles and deep pitfalls along that path. True hope has no room for delusion. Clear-eyed, hope gives us the courage to confront our circumstances and the capacity to surmount them."

Dr. Jerome Groopman
"The Anatomy of Hope"