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Is Politics Hopeless? 5 Ways to Practice Hope in Politics

By LisaNotes August 19, 2024 Hope, Politics, Practicing Hope 16 Comments
Is Politics Hopeless? 5 Ways to Practice Hope in Politics

“When you feel yourself reacting negatively to something you hear, hit pause in your mind. Ask yourself (1) ‘Why am I reacting this way?’ and (2) ‘What could this conversation be…

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Are You Like an Iris? There’s Hope

By LisaNotes July 16, 2024 Hope, Practicing Hope 11 Comments
Are You Like an Iris? There’s Hope

What are some symbols of hope you see in your world? For me, flowers are often signs of hope, especially those that finagle a way to bloom through a crack…

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Where’s the Book Inside You?

By LisaNotes March 19, 2024 Homeless, Hope, My stories 40 Comments
Where’s the Book Inside You?

We ran into each other again at Manna House on a Wednesday afternoon. It’s where we usually see each other. Cowboy and I first met in his homeless camp. From…

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Welcome the Outsider

By LisaNotes March 5, 2024 Community, Discrimination, Encouragement, Hope, My stories, Welcome 37 Comments
Welcome the Outsider

Have Enough Favorites? It’s been a few years now, but I remember the night Brian brought me Vietnamese spring rolls. He had made spring rolls a couple weeks earlier and…

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It Is Safe to Hope for the Next Season
—Grace & Truth Linkup

By LisaNotes November 18, 2022 Grace & Truth Link-Up, Hope 9 Comments
It Is Safe to Hope for the Next Season —Grace & Truth Linkup

I take a quick glance at my flower beds. They’re dismal. The cold weather choked the life and beauty out of each blossom, each stem. But after reading Donna’s post…

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Doves as Symbols of Hope to Start Again

By LisaNotes April 5, 2022 Hope, Practicing Hope 14 Comments
Doves as Symbols of Hope to Start Again

The dove is often viewed as a symbol of hope. (See how anchors are also a symbol of hope in the Bible.) Broken Bird Feeder I see bird seed spilled…

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