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todays question what gives you Hope?

LostAngelSenior Contributor22 Mar 2021, 3:24 pm AEDT

todays question what gives you Hope?

hi everyone just a question that came to mind this afternoon,what gives you hope? is it people,your family or yourself? is it something thats your favourite Hobby? or is it acheivement? something youve done that your proud of ? or something deep inside you? faith? destiny? a dream ? what gives me hope or more like where I try to find hope is usually from outside myself but I am trying to find myself again and do some internal work what gives me hope might change from one day to the next but right now its Music,Family and Self Aceptance this is what gives me hope for today

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TiredBroNew Contributor24 Mar 2021, 4:53 pm AEDT

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Yes please add my hugs and condoleces to that.

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AnastasiaSenior Contributor24 Mar 2021, 4:53 pm AEDT

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I can understand totally that you are feeling lost, I would imagine it hasn't really set in as yet...

Here for you my friend, the days ahead will bring all sorts of emotions, I see you supporting others, please make sure you get the support you need to, big hugs @frog xoxo

I am ok, nothing in comparison to what you are dealing with, just keep plodding along and praying the future becomes a little brighter (for all of us) xoxo

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GwynnSenior Contributor24 Mar 2021, 5:30 pm AEDT

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My peer worker and I made a 'hope box' together (from this page: https://stellerhub.com/hope-cpy/ ) and I filled it with things that give me hope.

In the box when it was given to me, there were seven 'fortune cookies' with a paper crane inside (like Sadako's 1000 cranes) and a piece of paper with a hope giving strategy used by others with mental illness, like 'spend time doing stuff you love and are good at'. The research it's based on had asked 74 people with mental illness to write about an experience that had helped them feel hopeful and these seven 'fortune cookies' came from that research.

In my box I put a paper crane made by a fellow person in recovery because I picked it up the first time I met my peer worker. I also put in there a paper crane made by myself because I had to learn and become more skilled with my hands in order to make the paper crane. I put some words of wisdom from a friend who has gone through psychosis - 'be KIND to yourself', and an identity flower a la Pat Deegan with all the aspects of myself, not just my mental illness. I also put in there some (discarded) sewing from one of the kids I help mind and I had taught her because that represents hope for the future to me.

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JynxModerator24 Mar 2021, 5:31 pm AEDT

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Hey @frog I'm so sorry for your loss. I have no words that will help, but am here with you in this moment.