When you’re feeling hopeless, not only will you feel awful, but you might not do anything to make things better. After all, you’ll believe you can’t do anything to make the situation better.

Makes me feel like I have hope," says Simmons. Nick Silvestri wrote to Craig Thompson, "I wish you warmth and shelter in the upcoming Christmas season. I hope you receive the help and have the ...

When you equate hope with empowering behaviors, it doesn’t feel optimistic so much as realistic. But even when pursuing hope feels unnatural, it can be liberating.