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We don't know for sure what will happen in the future, but we like to "pretend" that everything will be okay (also called positive thinking).
We should know for sure what occurred in the past (incidents, thoughts etc.), but sometimes we pretend not to. I am sure you have heard someone deny events by saying "that never happened."

"Hope. It is the only thing stronger than fear."
- President Snow in the movie 'Hunger Games'
http://youtu.be/UVKlk26-ZOU

"Hope is what motivates us to work hard and get things done. It’s the idea that something better will happen in the future because of what we do."
- George Anderton

Did you know? It is Caribbean American Heritage Month!
Look for songs by Caribbean artists all month.

Full of hope.....

From the song 'Better Must Come' by Buju Banton:

Better will (a go) come I say - better must come,
Don't put your mind astray - it must come,
Work hard and pray,
Thank God for every day.

https://youtu.be/Nu3dPzPr3eU

"A man begins to die when he ceases to expect anything from tomorrow."
- Abraham Miller, Unmoral Maxims

"Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances which we know to be desperate."
- G. K. Chesterton

"Hope is that feeling that the things we want will be achieved or certain events will turn out for the best."
- Kevin Ngo

"Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn't permanent."
- Jean Kerr

From the song 'Could You Be Loved' by Bob Marley:

Don't let them fool ya,
Or even try to school ya! Oh, no!
We've got a mind of our own,
So go to hell if what you're thinking is not right!
Love would never leave us alone,
In the darkness must come out the light.

Could you be love and be loved?

https://youtu.be/64tZdPWi82k

How did Erin Brockovich deal with the negatives in her life?

Movie: Erin Brockovich Trailer
https://youtu.be/ELzu636Xf6Y

"If we think happy thoughts, we will be happy. If we think miserable thoughts, we will be miserable."
- Dale Carnegie

"I believe in karma, and I believe if you put out positive vibes to everybody, that's all you're going to get back."
- Kesha

"When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight."
- Peggy Fleming

"I am a positive person. I never think of the glass as half empty. I just keep pushing forward."
- Rosie Perez

"Well, you know, a lot of people look at the negative things, the things that they did wrong and - which I do. But I like to stress on the things I did right, because there are certain things that I like to look at from a positive standpoint that are just positive reinforcement."
- Tiger Woods

"There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out."
- Hillary Clinton

"I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative."
- James A. Baldwin

"I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said 'Nic, it is what it is, it's not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is.'"
- Nicole Kidman

When things are not going so well, it is hard to stay positive, but it can be done.....

"There is something in even the darkest situations that we can make a positive in our lives."
- Deborah Norville

When you have positive thoughts, you feel alive.....

From the song 'Feeling Alive' by Shaggy:

I really feel good inside
And I'm feelin' ahhh.

Woke up and it's a beautiful morning,
And I'm gonna do my thing,
I roll over and hug and kiss me darling,
Your thanks for the joy she brings.
I got so much more to live for,
And so much to be explored,
Yeah I'm living in the moment baby,
And that I can say for sure.

https://youtu.be/SBN2jYuGoKo