Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large...... Source
Hope keeps you happy and away from depression even when things around you are not really fine. It keeps you optimistic. It makes you live above the current situation with the exception that things are going to be okay. It alters your behavioural reaction to present circumstances.
Is holding on to hope a good thing?
Yes, it is. At least that is the reason those who bought Steem for $0.15 did not dump it when it got to $1. Lol! Giggles.
Being hopeful things are going to get better is a good way to live a positive lifestyle. Hope fuels our engines when everything else seems to be against us. Hope keeps us warm no matter how cold it is. Hope lights our paths in the darkest moments.
Is holding on to hope always good?
Mmmmm! Well, it is not always a good thing to do.
At least all those who hoped Bitconnect would get to $1,000 would be giving themselves a dirty slap why they didn't sell when it got to its all-time high. Lol!
In life's journey, it is very common to find bumps and roadblocks on the way. Yes, persistence pays most times, however, it is very important to know when it is prudent to give up on hope.
Yes, giving up on hope won't make you a failure, rather it will save you from further destruction. When you are constantly encountering setbacks in a particular thing, it is most prudent not to shy away from those things, but to sit down and make constructive calculations. Yes, giving up on a particular career, relationship or business line might be the best thing to do at a certain moment.
People remain in sinking a boat and get drowned with it just because they refused to give up on hope. Some endure and probably die in an abusive relationship because they were hopeful things will get better someday.
Hope makes some men comfortably remain a pretty girl's "food dude" (she calls you only when she is hungry or in need) and makes some girls happily accept the status of being a man's "sex toy" (the only time he can be with you is when he wants to have sex).
To be happy and successful in life, we must learn to maintain a balance. Moderation is required in all we do. Be hopeful, but also be open to change. Do not give up on hope too easily, however, when it is clear the ship cannot be rescued, find your exit as quickly as you can. Sometimes, don't even wait for it to be very clear, because the exit may not contain all those wanting to leave.
Over to you, how has holding on to hope helped you or cost you a thing? Please leave your feedback in comments below.
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Depending on the situation we find ourselves, we should know when to hope, so we don't miss out on a better opportunity.
Also, it's always nice to stay positive.
Thank you.
This saying "hope defared makes the heart sick". Wisdom is the principal thing the bible says. Wisdom should help you turn around before your heart gets sick. You make good points here.
Thank you.
Holding up to hope has costed me much......
Am still coming back to this comment because I want to write something regarding this
Thanks. I shall be waiting.
Holding up to hope is very good but sometime it make the heart to weaken @ogowinner
It is good sometimes, but not always. Thanks for reading.
Holding on has made me gain and loss. In the crypto world, I have won some trades and in others I have lost. Ultimately what makes the difference is knowing when to exit and quit hoping.
Thanks dear. Knowing when to exit makes the difference. Thank you for your comment here.
You are welcome dear.
I am hopeful o. I hold some crypto that are dancing konko below. I am praying for the bullish market. Also, I am stilll hopeful on Nigeria.👍👍
Hahahahaha! Trade with caution brotherly. Thanks for your comment here.
Great piece firstly.
For me HOPE and LUCK work hand-in-hand. Personally, I'm not a big fan of "hoping".. It helps one stay optimistic but at the same time, leads to procrastination.
How?
Exactly, i just hope sbd rises so i can sell higher, now it's $6, that's not fair at all
I should have sold it o but because i hope it will grow higher, I procrastinated the sale.
No doubt, it keeps the mind optimistic but it in most cases turns out bad. Then when it turns out good, you hear stuffs like you are lucky o.
I doubt i want to be a victim of luck. I want to earn for every work or hardwork i put to achieve an aim. So lets hope, i made sense
winks
Best regards
Xpressng.
Wow! Awesome comment. Moderation is all that is required. Thanks for reading.
Yea... sure , moderation.
Thanks for sharing. You got yourself a new fan.
It affected me weeks ago
Thanks @ogowinner
Thank you for reading.
Youre welcome @ogoowinner
I love reading your posts.
Judging by my personal experience, HOPE has more benefits than its disadvantages.
This is so because when we give room to HOPE, we enjoy the patience it offers us, which most of the time is what is required.
But regardless, just as your post illustrated, we need to recognize the right time to give up on HOPE based on the circumstances we find ourselves in.
And I love this comment. Knowing the right time to exit will save us a lot of headache.
Thanks for your comment here.
You are welcome.
Hope is really important nowadays. It helps us survive hard days and let us last to these better days.
Anyway i really enjoy your posts!
Thank you.
You are welcome! ;)
Hope is a good thing. People hold on because once you lose hope it's all downhill from there.
Yes it is never good to lose hope,because the result is always bad.Nice one boss
Wonderful post ,i was touched..i happens to me some times back
God bless you for this post,...@ogoowinner
Nice...Moving!!!
Holding up to hope is good and risk, but it pay off sometimes, and sometime it doesn't pay, it has happened to me many times without number. @ogoowinner
Its always good to hold to yourself or something you greatly believe in which is very important. The power of trust leads you believe jn them.
I said before I retire for the night, let me check your blog if you have posted another soul lifting post tonight and this is it😀
Hope to me is holding on to only positive expectations, even though the beginning might look rough and very uncertain.
Holding on to hope has really yielded me good fruits I must say.
Thank you for sharing @ogoowinner 😍
In hoping, I've come to realise the beauty in trusting that a thing will work for me and it finally did. Having hope has enabled me to be honest with myself and the decisions I make. It gives me that perfect assurance that I'm not hoping on what I can give myself but I'm trusting my optimism to the winds of life. Hope is more like faith in what hasn't been seen, though the two has some differences. I've been able to subdue my fears and brace up for a better tomorrow. But then in hoping, it has sometimes left me In deep depression when it fails, the pain associated with a failed goal or plan hoping to work is like a deep cut in the neck. As much as truly hope provides healing, it's the worst risk ever to take.
Wonderful post @ogoowinner
Holding on to hope is the ability to absorb pains with expectation of better days, yeah! Holding on to hope has helped me remain strong in this platform(steemit) cuz without holding on to hope that one day, am gonna make it big on steemit, by now i would have closed my acct.
Hope is a great thing. But what one is hoping for is the most important. Some hopes are tied to ones dream and career, some are what can best be described as wishful thinking. When hope is about life, you can feel some omens around that will make you to hold on and the outcome will eventually be good.
Hope is very crucial to confidence and nothing outstanding can be achieved without confidence.
However, wishful thinking taking the shape of hope is when you have the "optimistic mind" that is not backed up by efforts.
Going by your example of Bitconnect, most people that ventured into it got the information that is likely a scam, went into it and even had the opportunity to get out on time, but didn't, waiting for it to get to $1,000 like you put it, IMO, that isn't hope but wishful thinking.
And for the lot that invested also without having the knowledge of what Bitconnect was about but just want to make money, it is not hope as well, that is wishful think, as ignorance is not an excuse!
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Beatiful post @ogoowinner.
Take a look at the picture above, it depicts possibilities despite and inspite of glaring obstacles.
That is what HOPE does.
Humanity needs always to be hopeful, with it we will do exploits.
There is so much in us that only being hopeful can bring forth.
But then again, when we have given our all and we seem to be loosing strength, we need to reassess every situation with wisdom.
But what that does to us is not to be hopeless or give up per se but to do probably do things a little differently and renew our hope.
#OurWorldNeedsHope
Thank you for this insightful post @ogoowinner.
I'd say YES!!!
I will start with 3 words; Hope, Unrealistic expectations and Miracles. These 3 words have a thing in common which is EXPECTATION.
The basis of Hope is "Optimism"; being full of expectation for the occurrence of an event, but there is a thin line between having an unrealistic expectation and praying for a Miracle. One only has to draw a balance between all these.
At times we refuse to act based on the little information we have about a particular thing, but we hide under the word Hope, maybe expecting change or someone else to act on our behalf. I've fallen for this kind of situations a lot of times.
In all, I still feel it's good to always Hope especially for the best.
Thank you.
love this
My parents raised us to not expect anything from life and we should endeavour to put in our best in any situation we find ourselves. So even when I've put all my hope on something or someone, my default state of mind prevents me from feeling too hurt if it doesn't go as planned or getting too excited if it does go as planned.
I'm also an Arsenal fan so being disappointed ain't new to me lol.
Wow! So inspiring. I think we should allow the wisdom to play her role in determining when to endure and when not.
It is good to be hopeful, but hope is never enough. Bible says we should "add to our faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness". So the start point is 'faith'. Hope will take you far, but faith coupled with the afformentioned qualities added will take you all the way.
For me, thou been hopeful is not easy but what can we do, would say it has been a source of encouragement, ie remembering that things comes and goes , that nothing lasts forever
holding is good until there is not too much of greed and you are aware of all the circumstances but you explained it really well :)
Your post is like a refreshment to me personally. Wonderful piece. But i know my hope faileth not according to my LIVING hope in Christ. Grace all the way.
may be differ from situation to situation after that bitconnect example hahaa thanks for sharing this great post
Holding on to hope is a very good thing,putting hope on something helps a lot.In my case i have been struggling all my life,but i have hope that someday things will be better and i know it will.Nice post madam,keep it up.
How do we remain hopeful even when things look exceptional bad and dark, so sometimes its just good to give up than to keep hoping.very valid points in these piece...
Holding on to hope has really helped me on my steemit journey, it is really discouraging, when you put your all on an article and the feedback and reward is nothing to write home about. But holding on kept me this far.
Well, hope on something or situation shows how much one believe on that thing or situation which will make that person hold on in the face of any opposition, but something it is still in the battle of hope that make one to give up which make be good or bad on the long run
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Great post @ogoowinner, hope is what everyone needs to hold on.
You didn't visit my creed Of life contest MA, I wrote it t second day.
https://steemit.com/npc/@ekeminismart/creed-of-life-naija-pidgin-challenge-season-3