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Week of June 15, 2020, Theme: Hope

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  • About Us: Hope

    About Us is a multi-media project intended to provide inspiration and encouragement to our UIUC colleagues as we lean in through these difficult times.

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  • Monday, June 15, 2020

    "Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today." - Thich Nhat Hanh

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  • Tuesday, June 16, 2020

    "Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door." - Emily Dickinson

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  • Wednesday, June 17, 2020

    We cannot lose hope of the future because of a temporary loss.

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  • Thursday, June 18, 2020

    Hope doesn’t mean wishful thinking—as in “I hope I win the lottery.” Instead, a person who is high in hope knows how to do the following things:

    •Set clear and attainable goals.

    •Develop multiple strategies to reach those goals.

    •Stay motivated to use the strategies to attain the goals, even when the going gets tough.

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  • Friday, June 19, 2020

    Hope is the belief that your future can be better than your past and you play a role in making it so.

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