Listen to the NPR story of a man who looked for the mind’s supply of 
hope and found it for sick people who had lost theirs.
You’ll also enjoy questions people asked about hope for their lives...and answers given by Dr. Groopman…
Know anybody who is seriously ill?
In his life-changing book on hope and the mind, New Yorker author and
The author admits to both mistakes and successes, and shows the power people have to motivate or crush hope. He looks sickness right in the face: "Hope... does not cast a veil over perception and thought. In this way, it is different from blind optimism: It brings reality into sharp focus."
For Dr. Groopman hope offers not only courage but also strength to those living with medical uncertainty…. What part does hope play in your day…? Have you ever offered hope to another person who lost sight of its strength? If so you are likely highly intelligent in Dr. Howard Gardner's Intrapersonal intelligence... not a bad way to go through life!
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