9. Preparing for Hopeful Futures

Hope is the ability to envision a future in which we wish to participate 

(Jevne & Edey)1

Building skills to access and activate hope in our lives is a useful skill in preparing for the future. Although there is often an element of uncertainty in approaching the future, moving forward in a hopeful way means that we can imagine positive possibilities even if we don’t yet know how they might come about. Anticipating hopeful futures brings together the dimensions of thinking, acting, feeling and relating as we work towards creating a future we want to be a part of².

Activity	Grade/Division of Lesson Plans
Hope Time Machine	All
Imagine Yourself in the Future	–
Hoped-for Selves	–
Hope Visioning	–

For more information about the lessons and activities, feel free to contact us at sharpsmh@ualberta.ca.

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CITATIONS

¹ Jevne, R. (1994). The voice of hope: Heard across the heart of life. Hushion House.

² Stephenson, C. (1991). The concept of hope revisited for nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 16, 1456 –1461.