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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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This presentation is created and distributed by the Health Ministries DepartmentGeneral Conference of Seventh-day Adventists12501 Old Columbia PikeSilver Spring, MD 20904 This presentation is shared for educational purposes only. The content, graphics, and pictures of each slide and the whole presentation must be kept intact if shared with other Health Ministries entities, including this page. Thank you for using and sharing only in a responsible manner.

Superscripts denote references listed in the back of the book, “CELEBRATIONS.”

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