Someone asked me, HOW TO STAY HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE EVEN WHEN EVERYTHING SEEMS DARK AND BLEAK NOW.
I’ve always believed that our thoughts are powerful—so powerful that they can influence what lies ahead. If we focus on our past difficulties and fears, we find ourselves struggling to nurture positive feelings about the next chapter.
Here’s a plan for YOU AND ME to remain hopeful and optimistic, no matter what lies ahead.
1. Imagine the way you’d like your future to look.
Having a clear vision of what you want will create a sense of excitement, and issues an invitation to the future to pull you forward. Believing in your vision is the surest way to attract what you want in life. The key is to keep that vision energized with positive thoughts for tomorrow, regardless of what today looks like.
2. Move through your fear and let go of the past.
Believe or not, I always have fear within me and it’s natural for human beings to fear the unknown. The future falls into that category; none of us can predict what’s to come. But what we can control is our mind-set. Don’t hold yourself back because you’re afraid. Instead, acknowledge your fear, accept it, and walk through it with confidence.
3. Stop rehearsing your limitations.
Talking constantly about what you cannot do and do not have can become habitual, and talking about what you don’t want to happen can wind up becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
4. Live well in the present.
Our lives are so overwhelming, over-committed, and exhausting sometimes that it feels like we will never get it all done. This leads us to believe that tomorrow will bring us more stressful events. To add some life and excitement into your future possibilities, you need to be joyful, peaceful, and grateful for what you have and what you’re doing right now. This means spending time resting, working, learning, nourishing, preparing, and loving. When we do things that keep us feeling alive and hopeful, we learn to look forward to a brighter and better future.
So no matter what, it is not wrong to feel hopeful. With hope comes excitement, that will lead us to be happy, work harder, be more positive and have a better mental state to embrace a better life.
Bring it on, 2021! If 2020 is already an eventful year and we all managed to go through it, there’s nothing more that we cannot face in life, right?
Stay happy and hopeful everyone.
Lotsa 
