These are trying days indeed. The outcome depends entirely on your attitude.  

Yes, sometimes we have need of our history to recall a lesson. Nevertheless, we must avoid at all costs, dwelling in our yesterdays, not the triumphs nor the mishaps. Rather focus your energy on creating new things. Renewing yourselves from time to time to adapt to changing life circumstances is a must.  

Foundational to this approach is hope, not wishful thinking, but hope that helps you to always aspire to a better tomorrow. Hope is a powerful force that always generates forward movement. When you use mindset tools, such as meditation or mindfulness, you will condition yourself to become still enough to hear hope’s whispers. It is HOPE that is always pushing or even pulling you when you become a bit obstinate or weary. It is also hope that encourages you to develop patience and diligence. These much-needed qualities help to ensure that you achieve your desires.

Hope is what feeds your aspirational desires for a better life and helps to create the best version of you. The message is always the same, you can and should have better and do better. You see, hope is the tool that your soul uses to remind you of your birthright and to motivate you to keep going towards your destiny. When your heart feels heavy and you don’t see the point of getting up let alone out, it is a sure sign that you are running on empty. Your life force is exhausted and you should recharge by going within to restore hope. The smartest thing you can do for yourself is to make self-care a daily practice. Incorporating mindset exercises will allow you to bounce back from the inevitable setbacks. Mindset practices will allow you to overcome challenges and recover, better and stronger. Remember that pain, like joy is an integral part of your life journey, but suffering is not. Suffering is the direct result of allowing yourself to get trapped by the dark details of your life. When you find yourself stagnating in your miseries, realise that heartache is the organic distress signal your soul sends when you are being hurt. It is a ‘Get out’ signal. So, heed it by learning that everything you need to make it, is already inside of you, you just have to reach into your soul to get the answers you seek.

You need to believe that your challenges are not there to break you but to allow you to grow wiser and become better equipped at handling challenging situations. Everything that occurs in your life, especially what you deem as difficult is for your highest good. It facilitates growth by giving you the opportunity to unleash your inner warrior, revealing the inner strength, you possess. You are stronger than you think. Remember, you are Divinely created to succeed and are equipped with everything you need to overcome obstacles and thrive in life. So, as the year winds down decide to give yourself the best gift ever, that is, give yourself the gift of enthusiasm for yourself. Be your biggest fan. Make yourself your biggest priority. Realise that you are your most important accomplishment and no one is worthier of your love than yourself.  

Let the following quotes inspire you to renew your efforts to strive towards actioning your desires for a better you, a better life and ultimately, a better world. 

The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you - L.R. Knost 

Hope inflames you to action the changes you innately know will birth a better life.  

Hope is holding on to the promises of God - L.G. Akita 

Hope helps you to underwrite your faith by trusting God to give you the necessary strength and aid to carry you through difficult times.  

Remember diamonds are created under pressure so hold on, it will be your time to shine soon - Sope Agbelusi 

Your struggles shape your character and life rewards you with wisdom when you overcome obstacles that allow you to shine your hard-won understanding like a beacon to help others to traverse successfully similar situations. 

Hope matters because it's more than surviving the current storm, it's doing something to get out of it - Elle Sommer 

Hope unlike wishful thinking forces you into taking action to strive towards a better life, always. 

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope - Martin Luther King Jr 

Failure is just an opportunity for a do-over, not an everlasting sentence as you learn and grow from your mistakes. Hope is unlimited as it is renewable and is what will give you the courage to attempt do-overs as many times as it takes to reach your goal.