Hope: Trusting the Process

By Anna Redd  •  February 19, 2026

There are many definitions of hope. Some describe it as a feeling of expectation or desire for something to happen. Others see it as trust, or even as clinging to a mere possibility when certainty is nowhere in sight. Often, hope isn’t rooted in what we want for ourselves alone, but in what we want for others and for the greater good, for something better than what currently is.

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