Hard Days Are Construction Days
johndabell Recovering from multi-organ failure is hard work. Recovery is exhausting, frustrating, and full of uncertainty. It’s also full of the kind of courage that rarely makes headlines. People often imagine…
Hope
Hope Doesn’t Arrive Built – You Assemble It
We often talk about hope as if it’s something that turns up on its own like sunshine breaking through clouds or a sudden feeling that everything will be alright. We…
Become a Hopemonger: Trading in the Currency of Possibility
Through hope’s prism, even the darkest days scatter light. I believe that. If you are feeling clouded by doubt and uncertainty, then there is a powerful role we can all…
The Quiet Gravity of Hope
Hope is not loud. It doesn’t kick the door in or wave a banner. It doesn’t shout over your fear or drown out your doubts. But it’s always there –…
Fill Your Tank: Hope is the Fuel
When cancer tries to flood your mind with fear, your first line of defence isn’t found in test results or treatment plans. It’s found in hope. Hope isn’t some soft,…
65 Rounds of Resilience: The Spa That Doesn’t Pamper
Today marks immunotherapy treatment number 65. No massage. No mimosa. No cucumbers on the eyes. No lavender candles. Just the cold click of the IV stand, the slow drip of…
Don’t Consume Emotional Calories with Negative Thinking – You’ll Put on Hate
In a world overloaded with fast thoughts, emotional junk food and a social media diet of rubbish, it’s easy to binge on negativity without realising the long-term effects. Just like…
The Hope Opera
Hope can be an elusive concept. It can be there one minute and gone the next. Some say that it constant but for many, hope ebbs and flows. For others,…
Gladiatorial Optimism And Me
Optimists have to work hard, damn hard. We have to think on our feet, push boundaries and face formidable foes and still maintain a smile. There is no time off.…