Day 27: The final one - Have Hope

Wow! The final post of my Advent Calendar of Positivity!!! 27 days, almost 27 posts, and now it's just about done... It's been an absolute pleasure to share this space with you all. I hope that during this time, something sparked within you, or somehow when you were having that down moment or day or just not sure, that a word or thought from one of these posts helped you in some way.

So today, in this, the last post of Poonam's Advent Calendar of Positivity, I leave you with a message of HOPE. Of something to look forward to, of light, of trust in what will be and that what will be will be something possibly better than what you had expected..

Why this simple 4-letter word you may ask? I remember when my dad had suffered some ill-health a year ago. Our team at work and family were in a state of shock. We called a mass meeting at work and I had to talk and share a prayer, and when I really digged deep, this simple but beautifully profound word was the one that resonated with me to share with the team..

HOPE is an optimistic state of mind that is based on the expectation of positive outcomes with respect to event and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. Hope allows us to live in a state of positivity in times of hardship. Hope is to trust and know that things will always somehow reach a point of equilibrium and balance and that the bad times will eventually turn to better ones and the sad times will not be forever. Psychology Today, shares that research has shown that hope can help us manage stress and anxiety and cope with adversity. It also contributes to our well-being and happiness and motivates positive action. Hopeful people also believe that they can influence their goals and that their efforts can have a positive impact...

So today and always, I wish for you to have hope. I wish for you to CHOOSE hope. Choose hope in times of good and bad, in times of stress and adversity and times of blessings and goodness too...

"HOPE is the beacon of light that sustains us through the dark. It is in having HOPE that we can strive to make the world a better place for all. So CHOOSE HOPE. Choose it today. Choose it everyday, because it is in HOPE that all will be well." ~Poonam

I THANK YOU all. Truly, from the bottom of my heart, for giving me the courage to start and share and continue sharing these posts. I have been touched by your comments and shares and engagements and just supporting this jlog over the course of these 27 days. The stats show that there has been 577 views as of today.. to somehow know that 577 people or minds could have been touched or inspired or motivated through my posts is truly just overwhelming and humbling... As I've said, if I can even just inspire or touch one person's life, then I know I am doing my job in life to leave people a bit lighter and better off than when I encountered them.

So I thank you all. I wish you well over this festive period and season. Be kind and gentle with yourself and others, and always remember just how special and what a gift you are to this world. Do watch this space as I am already working on my next jlog concept which will kickstart in the New Year as well as some other exciting business plans that are currently in the pipeline :o)

Till next time then... Be safe and awesome always!

Much love always and for the love of wisdom and life, Poonam

Thurs 24 December 2021, 09:30, CT, SA