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How to be hopeful [electronic book] : an inspirational guide to ignite a life full of hope, happiness, and compassion for yourself and our future / Bernadette Russell.

By: Russell, Bernadette [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Naperville : Sourcebooks, Incorporated, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: online resource (242 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781728245591 (paperback); 9781728245614 (e-book).Subject(s): Self-actualization (Psychology)DDC classification: Online resources: Access eBook
Contents:
In search of hope -- Ordinary days -- Our younger selves -- Hard times -- Finding the light -- Murmurations -- The edgelands -- Deeds and words -- Hope Is a forest -- Back to the future.
List(s) this item appears in: Self-Care Collection
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An inspirational mental health book to help you find hope and build it into a lifelong habit.

Filled with practical exercises, questions to consider, revealing research, timeless philosophy, and tales of triumph over adversity, How to Be Hopeful is an uplifting, motivational, and essential guide to living and acting with renewed hope for self-compassion and for a more compassionate world. It shows us the places we can look for hope--in nature, art, the kindness of strangers, our own actions--and ways to keep it alive through moments of adversity.

A wonderful gift for all occasions!

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Author, performer, and activist, Bernadette Russell, has made it her life's mission to teach the practice of hope, allowing us to focus on the positives and the possibilities--no matter what challenges life throws at us.

In search of hope -- Ordinary days -- Our younger selves -- Hard times -- Finding the light -- Murmurations -- The edgelands -- Deeds and words -- Hope Is a forest -- Back to the future.

Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction In Search of Hope (p. v)
  • Chapter 1 Ordinary Days (p. 1)
  • Nurturing hope in the everyday
  • Chapter 2 Our Younger Selves (p. 22)
  • Recapturing the optimism of childhood
  • Chapter 3 Hard Times (p. 39)
  • Finding hope on the rainiest of days
  • Chapter 4 Finding the Light (p. 59)
  • Staying hopeful through death and grief
  • Chapter 5 Murmur at Ions (p. 82)
  • Reaping the benefits of community connections
  • Chapter 6 The Edgelands (p. 106)
  • Finding the balance between good news and bad
  • Chapter 7 Deeds and Words (p. 124)
  • Taking positive action
  • Chapter 8 Hope is a Forest (p. 150)
  • Joining the fight for nature-and for as all
  • Chapter 9 Back to the Future (p. 176)
  • Finding hope for tomorrow in science, art, and innovation
  • Epilogue A Manifesto for Hope (p. 197)
  • Acknowledgments (p. 199)
  • Chapter Notes (p. 203)
  • A Directory of Hope (p. 213)
  • Index (p. 217)
  • About the Author (p. 224)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

BERNADETTE RUSSELL is a writer, performer and storyteller living in London. She is a columnist for Balance magazine, writing a monthly musing on the theme of kindness.