- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
Changing the world--or at least your corner of it--is easier than you think.
With so much suffering in our communities and in the world, it can feel impossible to make an impact. "What good can I possibly do?" we ask.
Amy Wolff, a busy mom and small business owner, often felt this way--and didn't feel qualified to connect and uplift others. But one day, after hearing about several suicides and suicide attempts in her community, she printed 20 yard signs with hopeful messages and anonymously placed them throughout her city. This small action sparked a global movement of encouragement, hope, and love, which spread to 50 states and 27 countries in just 18 months.
Signs of Hope is an intimate collection of stories from Amy's personallife, as well as people impacted by themovement, about the power of hope and love in the midst of suffering.This book discusses:
- The drain of compassion fatigue
- Why we should show up imperfectly to help others
- How to claim hope for ourselves
- Practical ideas of how to respond to suffering
- Strategies of how to love people who are "different"
- Resilience when love-spreading efforts backfire
- How to raise a compassionate generation
- The science of hope
Signs of Hope is your catalyst for doing something today... because there's no perfect time to help others. The time is now.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- 1. Starting a Global Movement
- 2. Seeing the Impact
- 3. What Good Can I Do?
- 4. Ditching the Cape
- 5. Taking Empathetic Action
- 6. Claiming It for Ourselves
- 7. Meaning It
- 8. Holding Outcomes Loosely
- 9. Raising a Compassionate Generation
- 10. In This Together
- Authorâs Note
- Notes