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Book SynopsisThis practical guide gives you the inspiration, encouragement and practices you need to cultivate a hopeful spirit and, thus, live a more fulfilling and joyful life. Writing from personal experience and her broad knowledge of many faith traditions, Marcia Ford helps you recognise - or develop - your own personal images of hope and create a place where you can go to see the many evidences of hope in your life any time despair seeps in. She provides important learning tools that you can apply to everyday life experiences, inspiring personal stories of hope from the famous and not-so-famous and realistic exercises for creating the overall balance and peace you look to achieve in living your life connected to God. Drawing from Christian and Hebrew scripture and the wisdom of spiritual teachers from all traditions, Ford helps you realise that we all can receive a gift of hope and grace from the Divine - we just need to be open to accept it. Topics include: Dealing with Disappointment It's Not Wishful Thinking Impossible Situations Recovering from Loss Hope amid Suffering Overcoming Hopelessness Real and Imagined Threats The Heart of Healing Cultivating a Hopeful Spirit Freedom's Fascinating Power
Trade ReviewFinding Hope: Cultivating God's Gift of a Hopeful Spirit, Marcia Ford. A practical guide that gives people of all faiths the inspiration they need to live a more fulfilling, hopeful life. $16.99 QP, 1594732116. Available October. * New Age Retailer *
Table of ContentsForeword Beginning With Hope 1. Hope Under Fire 2. Dealing with Disappointment 3. It's Not Wishful Thinking 4. Postmodern Vision 5. Impossible Situations 6. Recovering from Loss 7. Hope Amid Suffering 8. Just How Hopeless Do You Feel? 9. Overcoming Hopelessness 10. Real and Imagined Threats 11. Hope Dies Last 12. Holding On to Hope 13. The Heart of Healing 14. The Unreturned Prodigal 15. Cultivating a Hopeful Spirit 16. Going to Hell in a Handbasket 17. The Hope of Depression 18. The God Who Loves Us 19. Drama 101 20. The Persecuted Faithful 21. Passing It On 22. Freedom’s Fascinating Power 23. The Worst That Could Happen 24. A Better Life to Come Ending with Hope Acknowledgments Credits Notes Suggestions For Further Reading
