by tfindlay | Aug 23, 2023
What do the following have in common? Climate Change Intolerance (racism, nationalism, classism, etc.) Widening Economic Disparity Environmental Degradation War Gender Inequality Consumerism Misuse of Technology Organized Crime At first glance it doesn’t appear that...
by tfindlay | Jul 31, 2023
Introduction I find it encouraging that I am running across more and more people who are seeing themselves as interdependent selves. Below are two alternate and illuminating approaches to discussing the two mindsets explored in The Hopeful Mindset. The Independent and...
by tfindlay | Jun 26, 2023
“…to find and to fulfill meaning is the basic motivation in human beings” “…the desire to find a meaning … to go on to fulfill it.” Viktor Frankl What does Viktor Frankl mean by “a meaning” within a situation. What is to be found in a situation...
by tfindlay | Apr 1, 2023
“Hope is the belief that your future can be brighter and better than your past and that you actually have a role to play in making it better.” Hope Rising by Casey Gwinn and Chan Hellman “Hope Springs Eternal” is a phrase from the Alexander Pope...
by tfindlay | Feb 3, 2023
In a recent article in Wired magazine called The Case Against Hopewashing author Rose Eveleth discusses how hope is being used by businesses and corporations in attempts to brainwash consumers using references to hopeful outcomes, “to make it seem like they’re making...
by tfindlay | Jan 24, 2023
David Crosby passed away just the other day. As a fan of Crosby, Stills, and Nash, I was moved to listen to the group’s first album. It brought back powerful memories of when I first heard that album. I felt at the time that this album represented a reflection by CSN...
