Hope Through Social Emotional Learning

HOPE

There is hope! Are you optimistic and excited about what is happening in your life or are you discouraged and having a hard time even thinking about tomorrow? No matter where you are, hope is essential to your life. It is the knowledge and assurance that tomorrow will be better than today and that you are very much involved in that process.

At times you can feel overwhelmed and powerless with the hardships you encounter. Hope is what gets you up, gets you involved, and keeps you going to bring about the change you long for. Actively making things better creates a sense of power and accomplishment that puts you on a path to success.

Hope will improve your grades, thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Hope will help you find friends that encourage you and opportunities you thought were not available.

Hope has given sports underdogs the strength to win even though they did not have the best talent. Hope has empowered soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines to win battles against overwhelming odds. Hope is how everyday heroes conquer fear and adversity.

My Best Me will teach you that hope is not wishful thinking, an emotional moment, or a dream. Hope is a decision. Because hope is a decision and not a wish or an emotion, anyone can have hope no matter who they are or the challenges they face.

Think of hope as a treasure map: 1. You set a goal. The goal is the treasure, short-term or long-term; things you want in life. 2. You find a pathway. The path is the route to the treasure. It is a way to achieve your goals. You will discover that hardships and adversity are sometimes on the path. Other times you will need to discover a new path. 3. You build willpower. Your longing for change will give you the willpower to get the treasure no matter what obstacles are in your way. It is the mental strength to stay on the path or find a new path no matter what happens.