2010 Day 23; Optimism/Hope/Courage

In the December 2009 Success Magazine I was reading the arcticle by John C Maxwell "Be a Dealer in Hope" . I was moved by the following quote he had from the Jonathon Sack's book "The Dignity of Difference" which states:
"One of the most important disctinctions I have learned in the course of reflection on Jewish history is the difference between optimism and hope. Optimism isthe belief that things will get better. Hope is the faith that, together we can make things better. Optimism is a passive virtue; hope an active one. It takes no courage to be an optimist, but it takes a great deal of courage to have hope.

Here is to having hope in all that you undertake, and courage to do the actions necessary to obtain your goals.

Rebecca Hofeldt
Horse Lovers - Free Spirit