Without Hope?

I had an interesting response to my last blog post from a good friend of mine.

She was worried that I sounded down.

When I went back and reread the post I didn't think it sounded down at all. So I did what I do and challenged her. She responded by saying that the post seemed as if there was no hope.

I wouldn't say that there is no hope but I do believe people are kidding themselves if they think we are moving into a period of global stability, collective happiness, and drive to improve the world because most observers would say the signs point in the opposite direction.

So what gives me hope?

Collective opposition.

This is a picture that my friend Amy posted. She lives in the Boston area. She is a knitter. So far she had knit more than 10 of these pussy hats for friends and family to wear at anti-Trump rallies on January 21st.

Quiet people posting JPGs like this gives me hope:

I am a member of a few facebook groups which give me hope - people are supporting one another. They talk about their act of defiance in the face of hateful actions and comments.

In the face of looming darkness we can either look away or stand up to it. The act of standing up to it gives me hope. I encourage you to be hopeful as well.