Sunshine Hope’s basic philosophy encourages striving for a body that is healthier today as compared to yesterday, a mind that is clearer today as compared to yesterday and a spirit that is stronger today as compared to yesterday. Our world is complicated. Financial concerns abound. Recovery from catastrophic natural disasters continue. Life is [...]

I couldn’t be more excited to let you know about the Sunshine Hope Possibility Pledge! We are making 2011 the year that we start distributing this to AS MANY CHILDREN AS POSSIBLE! We have set a goal for 10,000 children to download, print and sign it. We are encouraging children to believe [...]

“A ship sank and one man was the sole survivor. He drifted for several days in a life raft before landing on a tiny island. Luckily for him, some of the ship’s debris — tools, pieces of wood, a couple boxes of food, matches, and other items—had washed ashore on the island. [...]

“Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure; where your treasure, there your heart; where your heart, there your happiness.”
Augustine

“In a very real sense, we are the authors of our own lives.”
Mandy Aftel

“There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue these.”
Michael Nolan

The Trait Hope Scale
Directions:
Read each item carefully. Using the scale shown below, please select the number that best describes YOU and put that number in the blank provided.
1. = Definitely False
2. = Mostly False
3. = Somewhat False
4. = Slightly False
5. = Slightly True
6. = Somewhat True
7. = Mostly True
8. = Definitely True
___ 1. I can [...]

There is something in each of us, at the essence, that allows us to connect as human beings, share experiences and smile together. All of the other stuff is nonsense.

Sometimes examples are right in front of us…