Hopes Raised, Hopes Dashed.

Hopes Raised, Hopes Dashed.

Having our Hopes Raised is never a rocket science.  Truth is, many things, hopes are raised either with little effort or even effortlessly.  Look back to those gloomy days when suddenly a streak of faint ray will surface in between the dark gloomy clouds.  In life, it happens that way as well.  Sometimes, we are at a standstill and suddenly, like manna from heaven, HOPE surfaces similar to that faint streak of rays from the gloomy clouds.  But when does this happen when Hopes are raised then Hopes get dashed❓

You could be a student in the academe and it happens you were performing poorly not until classes for the school year get suspended because of the pandemic.  That will lead to Hopes Raised. At work, your relationship with your boss is strained until one day you heard that he is retiring?  That ceertainly leads you to , Hopes Dashed.  In brief, Hope comes in various forms, shapes and colors💹💹💹

So, you might ask:  when are Hopes Dashed?  Simple answer.  Anytime, anyhow.  But HOW? #1  by simply doing NOTHING, NADA, ZILCH. But you might wonder, can your Hopes get dashed that easy, that fast?  Simple.  By simply DOING NOTHING, you LOST BY DEFAULT.  By not lifting your fingers at all, it becomes a 'double wammy' because firstly, you lost a chance for an opportunity and secondly, you lost that chance by not even trying at all📌

It's true we all love rainbows but remember that it comes far and few in between.  So, this is another classic example of Hopes Raised, Hopes Dashed.  Why?  Because that is a case of having misplaced HOPES.  Putting your hopes in an empty basket, so to speak.  If you're an entrepreneur, just because today is a sunny day, you started to anticipate that your coffers will keep ringing with a spike in revenues.  What will DASH your HOPES?  It is simply HOPING BASELESSLY, HOPING purely from a magical standpoint and no more than that.

So, how can we avoid hopes being dashed?  First off, distinguish the VALID HOPES versus the BASELESS HOPES [because the latter does not fit to be a HOPE in the first place].  Secondly, if indeed what you have at hand are , Hopes Dashed, do take time to GAUGE your CHANCES.  Is that a realistic goal? OR is that a very loooooong shot?  OR is that really viable when you weigh the COSTs [that includes your efforts] versus the benefits you may reap from that endeavor.   And why do we want to avert DASHED HOPES?  Because we want to avert and avoid FRUSTRATION, period📗📙📘