I first heard this from activist Mariame Kaba. As a person who has a high positivity strength, I find I sometimes have to remind myself of this. I think this can often be the case, that folks who tend naturally in one direction, hit a speedbump in something and have to work a bit. Because we tend to build and practice things around the stuff we aren't as good at, it can be easy to let the stuff we are good at slide.
And of course, the challenge is there are people out there who assume things are going to work out without doing any work. And gosh, wouldn't that be nice.
When Mr. Rogers said to look for the helpers he was talking to kids. So, we have hopefully, in a variety of ways, become the helpers that kids of today would look to. And of course there are days when that is a lot.
But thinking of hope as a discipline, rather than a thing that magically shows up when you need it, is helpful to me. It means I can practice, I can get better. And if I'm having a day where it seems hard, I might need to think about changing my practice or seeking out new teachers.
