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Fostering Hope
“Hope” is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
— EMILY DICKINSON
The emotion that is most significant to winning emotional commitment is hope, the feeling that something desirable is possible or is likely to happen. Hope has many faces and so attracts many descriptions. It has been called a weapon against intractable problems, a valuable possession, and a catalyst for change. Aristotle captured the fanciful face of hope when he described it as “a waking dream.” Author Madeleine Blais, writing about an Amherst Lady Hurricanes high school basketball team determined to make it to the state championship and overcome a ...
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