Finding Little Pieces of Hope

7 Days of Hope: Day 3, transcript...

Welcome to the Hope Hotline

This is James Possible I'll be your Hope Host today.

Today is the 4th of August 2009.

This is our 3rd day together.

In all there will be 10 days for me. Katherine Gotshall English shared with me today that I'd be doing 10 instead of 7 days. So, what a wonderful surprise, 3 extra days of hope.

- Hope is kind.
- Hope is generous.
- Hope is freeing.

What keeps you from finding hope?
What keeps you from experiencing hope?

It's FEAR!

No time for hope...

Now you can say that it's "well, I don't have time". You can say that, show me your schedule and you have your schedule so tightly packed that, that there's really not even time for those who are near and dear to you, let alone thinking about something like hope.

But, the amazing thing about hope is that...

Hope will set you free!

And hope, when we're in a hopeful place, it's energizing. When we are in a fearful place it's a very draining and taxing experience it takes away from you.

- Hope energizes.
- Hope replenishes you.

So, think about these things...

- Fear drains you
- Fear will push you to a point where you have to rely on will power, Hope won't.

- Hope energizes.
- Hope brings a smile to your face.
- Hope warms your heart.

- Hope opens the door to generosity.
- Hope opens you up to other people.

When we are hopeful, the world around is hopeful, when we are fearful the world around us is fearful.

So, be hopeful.

Find those little pieces of hope in your day, those little things that make you smile, that warm your heart, that warm your spirit.

- Those little things that remind you that to will pass.
- Those little things that remind you that "WOW, this is a beautiful day, I'm so glad to be here, I'm so glad to be alive!"

- Is it a picture?
- Is it a person?
- Is it stepping outside and seeing the sunrise or seeing the sunset?
- Is it stepping outside and feeling a drop or rain caress your cheek?
- Is it stepping outside and smelling the flowers or hearing the birds?

What is it that brings that smile to your face, that bring a warmth to your heart?

If nothing comes to you in the moment, in the present, then what in the past has given you that smile?

- Find that moment
- Recall that moment
- Notice how it feels

Feel it, experience it, in your body, not in your head, in your body. Notice what changes, notice when you feel your heart warm what your body feels like. Notice when you smile at somebody what you feel like, what your body feels like, what you experience physically when you smile
or when somebody smiles at you. Notice what changes...

In those little bitty ways you'll find hope!

When's the last time you touched somebody on the shoulder and said "Hi" or asked them "How's your day?"

When's the last time you did that...

- The human touch is a powerful thing!
- The human touch, a hopeful touch, is a healing thing, it's a gift!

Find a way...

So, in your busy day find a way to connect with somebody else today. Find a way to say "Hi", find a way to say "I'm here, I'm listening, how are you"?

- Hope is kind.
- Hope is generous
- Hope is freeing

Have a beautiful day,

Thank you for being here with me.

Share a message after the beep.

Hope Hotline: 1 212-714-4673 (4673 = HOPE), open 24/7. Go ahead and call...wink!

Hope is blind...

Hope doesn't doubt...

If hope isn't blind and it doesn't doubt then what the heck am I feeling...

- INSECURITY!!!
- JUDGMENT!!!
- CRITICISM!!!

...ultimately it's "FEAR!!!"

When you embrace your hope, fear takes a seat on the sideline. When you embrace your fear, hope takes a seat on the sideline. Knowing that you are doing this is critical to you creating and living a life of hope.

Pay attention, notice the questions you ask and most importantly notice how you respond or react to your questions.

Trust your hope, it is meant for you and you alone!

Strengthen your hope by joining me on the Hope Hotline from August 2nd to the 8th...

1 212-714-4673 (4673 = HOPE)

Freedom is a product of HOPE!

It starts with hope...

Until you have hope there is no reason to be
any different than you have been. Which is
ok if where you are is enough. On the other
hand...if you're ready for a change...

Pay attention...

Without HOPE it's going to be difficult to
make a lasting change.

What does freedom mean for you?

What does it feel like when you begin to consider
the meaning of freedom for yourself?

- Pay attention to those thoughts that feel good.
- Pay attention to the experience of feeling good.
- Notice how you change when you start to feel good.

Hope feels good!

Once you identify your hope you are ready to begin.

Ready or not go have an awesome day!

Remember: Starting August 2nd I will be hosting the
Hope Hotline...

1 212-714-4673 (4673 = HOPE)

...a 24/7 service. Come listen and share with me your
experience of hope.

What color is your HOPE?

Far to often it is the typical or the norm that drives us...

As you begin to understand or as I like to say "come to terms with yourself" you will begin to understand...

YOU ARE NOT TYPICAL!

...you are unique, despite all of the similarities you may find between you and others...the fact that remains true is that you are "unique". So too is your hope.

How do you experience your hope...

- Is it a place?
- Is it an experience?
- Is it a person?
- Is it a book?

...or is it a color?

Give yourself a moment, a precious moment of your time, to consider how you experience your hope. Allow yourself the freedom to explore a part of you you may have forgotten exists.

Once you find your hope, your color, your experience that certain magic take it in, allow it's warmth to embrace all of you. In this moment is an opportunity for you to find what cannot be taken from you.

Your HOPE!

In hope there is no room for fear, there is only the moment and you. It is here that life happens.

Have a hopeful day,

James

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