Exploring the Necessity of Hope
By Dirk Brickman
Mule Creek State Prison

WE LIVE IN a world of thought. The mind is a projector, not a camera. Our mind projects our thoughts onto the consciousness, and our entire existence is a creation of the thoughts that dominate our mind. What's revelatory about this realization is: We're never more than a thought away from a whole new experience.
An awareness of this concept can turn adverse circumstances, such as imprisonment or living through a pandemic, into an opportunity for growth.
This knowledge is especially relative to an attitudinal belief system where we exist on a continuum fluctuating somewhere between hope and despair. Or, as Einstein declared in this paraphrased quote, The most profound decision a human being will ever make is the choice as to whether they live in a hostile or friendly universe.
Author Debbie Ford writes in Courage, "No one can teach us how to live; we have to learn it on our own in our own time. Even when we know what's right, what we do remains a choice."
As we learn and grow from experience, we develop better reasoning skills, and, hopefully make better choices. If we are building our life on a foundation that's principal-based, our choices are directed by these principles during the difficult times. Additionally, a belief in the intrinsic value of the value of the better side of our natures–good over evil, optimism over defeatism, hope over despair–leads us to a more hopeful outcome.
A hope-filled attitude backed by clear reasoning and pure concentrated thought directed on a specific task or intention enhances the chances of a satisfactory outcome. Another potential benefit is that hopefulness tends to attract others of a similar ilk. It aligns more closely with higher frequency energies associated with positivity.
In Power vs. Force, Dr. David Hawkins explains,
All of life is energy vibrating at varying levels of intensity. Every thought possesses vibratory energy. The lower emotions of anger, hate, fear and despair calibrate on the low end of the vibratory spectrum. By attuning ourselves with the higher frequencies through positive thoughts, meditation, inspiration, we're aligning with forces that attract similar energies.
It's the law of attraction.
Dr. Wayne Dyer writes in Power of Intention, "The entire universe is based on energy and attraction, this means that everything is vibrating at particular frequencies. When the frequency with which you are vibrating is in contradiction with the frequency of universal law, you create a resistance, thereby inhibiting the universal flow. Your thoughts can either emerge from a beingness that's in rapport with the laws of the universe or in contradiction."
If you desire harmony, kindness, patience, forgiveness, beauty, love, and believe in the possibility that life can live up to your expectations, a strong dose of hope is a necessity.

Every crisis is an opportunity to demonstrate Ability (or disability), you must agree. Consequently, realizing every Thought contributes toward the noosphere (the sphere of human consciousness and mental activity especially in regard to its influence on the biosphere and in relation to evolution), we can accept our responsibility as Creators within the actual cycle of action–and direct our Thoughts accordingly. Thought IS Boss.

Sadly though, there are far too many who don't understand current events ushering in a new era where diversity challenges community. It should not be a surprise that its because that dichotomy that is new era is even possible.