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Rockfall
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Rockfall
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Camp Hope
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The impetus to keep going
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Defining optimism
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Two looking out the same window see different things
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Choose optimism
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Hope without healing?
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Many in need choose to be optimistic
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The brain is able to signal cheerful thoughts
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Laughter is good medicine
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“A cheerful heart is good medicine”
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Laughter produces endorphins
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A positive attitude can be cultivated
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Positive thoughts
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Summing up optimism
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Hope and optimism impact life at all ages and settings.
Optimism promotes mental and physical well-being.
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Hope allows us to celebrate life and enjoy wholeness even in our brokenness
Optimism and hope are truly the joy in life.
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LIFE APPLICATIONQUESTIONS
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Stories abound of missionaries who faced incredible odds.
Their children died of malaria; they lived in very poor housing; they had to travel under difficult circumstances.
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Some were often ridiculed; others saw very few results of their labors. Many were single with very few chances to meet with friends.
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And all this while livingthousands of miles from their homeland and families.
In spite of the hardships and sacrifices, however, they did it joyfully andwillingly.
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What gave them thatoptimism?
What choices do I have to make in order to be selfless and optimistic like that?
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What devastating event have I experienced in my life that made me feel as if my world had caved in around me?
Did I choose to have hope in that situation?
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What, if anything, gave me that hope and assurance?
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If something like that happens
again, what extra sources of hope
can I tap into?
Which promises of Scripture will I
choose to memorize?
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In most situations am I more likely to see the positive aspects or the negative ones?
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How can I change my perspective to become
more optimistic, even while being realistic?
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What can I do so that I look for opportunities rather than difficulties?
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When was the last time I experienced genuine, relaxing laughter, so that my lungs got exercise and my whole body did a little internal jogging?
What triggered this event?
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What choices will put me in this situation more often?
How do I make wise decisions in the choice of my friends, what I view on TV, what I read?
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How can I adjust my view of God, so that I can be joyful without feeling guilty?
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How can I nurture positive thoughts and emotions about people and situations?
How can I balance the bad news I hear with the good news of the gospel?
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Do the stories I read or the movies I watch give me confidence that God is in control and working toward the salvation of the world and a better world to come?
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