An article by clinical psychologist Mary Elizabeth Kenel, PhD offers a way to move from disillusionment toward hopeful living. Dr. Kenel says, “Maintaining an unrealistically sunny outlook rooted in denial…is not true hope. Instead, what is needed is the development of a frame of mind that balances a positive view of the future with the reality that all life contains elements of darkness, be it sadness, frustration or pain.”
Openness to change is essential; hopelessness actively resists change.
This article, and many others on spirituality and human growth and development, are available in Human Development magazine. Visit
http://www.humandevelopmentmagazine.org/ for more information.
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Kenel is a frequent guest at Wisdom House.
