Beautiful piece, Jason, such insightful descriptions. “The most beautiful thing about humans is our ability to create hope.” I thought of this the day the cease-fire went into effect in Gaza. I read an account from a woman who said, “Finally, we can have hope…” And it just broke me because after constant daily fear and destruction for months, it barely took the space of one breath for this woman to find hope. I looked at my husband and said, “Hope is the single most resilient force on earth.” It is like the tardigrade of human emotions. Thank you for sharing it with us 💕
It’s so interesting that you shared this today (well yesterday I guess but I just read it today). My sister gifted me an enormous, lap sized blanket book for Christmas that I had no idea what to do with — it’s really just too enormous to write in comfortably. I finally decided to use it as an art journal, a practice I lost a decade ago when struggling with my own depression. I just laid the first layer of pain on the first page last night. I thought about stealing your title, the book of secret hope, for a minute, but I think I’ll stick with my original idea: the book of transformation.
Thanks for this Jason. Be well.
Thank you! I wish the same for you
I also have a secret book of hope, I just didn’t realize it. It helps!
It's amazing how powerful the small things in or lives can be!
I really like how you cultivate hope in yourself. If I'm being completely honest, the hope I have is that I will live to write another day.
Thanks! I often feel the same way!
You’re welcome!
Thank you so much for sharing this. I definitely needed to hear this - especially today
I'm glad this was helpful!
Beautiful piece, Jason, such insightful descriptions. “The most beautiful thing about humans is our ability to create hope.” I thought of this the day the cease-fire went into effect in Gaza. I read an account from a woman who said, “Finally, we can have hope…” And it just broke me because after constant daily fear and destruction for months, it barely took the space of one breath for this woman to find hope. I looked at my husband and said, “Hope is the single most resilient force on earth.” It is like the tardigrade of human emotions. Thank you for sharing it with us 💕
I like that--the tardigrade of human emotions!
The idea that Hope is looking for you . . . love that, Jason!
Here I am, Hope [waving] right over here!!!
It’s so interesting that you shared this today (well yesterday I guess but I just read it today). My sister gifted me an enormous, lap sized blanket book for Christmas that I had no idea what to do with — it’s really just too enormous to write in comfortably. I finally decided to use it as an art journal, a practice I lost a decade ago when struggling with my own depression. I just laid the first layer of pain on the first page last night. I thought about stealing your title, the book of secret hope, for a minute, but I think I’ll stick with my original idea: the book of transformation.