Power of Hope: The One Essential of Life and Love

This is a truly amazing book! One of two of my favorite books. I recommend this to anyone!!

This is simply a wonderful book! I love the way it points out the value of adversity in our lives that is so often overlooked, finding hope in the darkest nights of our souls. Yes, even when things seem to be going terribly, terribly wrong... there is tremendous value in finding the gifts that Hope brings us in these trying times. One of the greatest powers of Hope is that it gives us the courage to open our eyes and see our lives clearly when crises appear. It does this by helping us grow in ways we could never have guessed. Hope also helps us by allowing us to find and feel compassion for ourself and others... and by leading us to spiritual awakening.Lamm draws on his lifetime of work as a religious counselor serving all faiths to present fascinating true stories of the power of hope in people's lives. It helps that some of Lamm's friends are fascinating people, too -- like Alan Alda, Nobel prize-winner Elie Wiesel, author Harold Kushner, and Shari Lewis!I especially love Lamm's ten point plan that turns hope into reality... he clearly describes in practical terms the things we can do to have the courage to live true to our inspiration and dreams.