The Hopeful Self

Until the nineties, there was very little research about the psychology of hope, inspiration and the psychology of story-telling. The Hopeful Self is a narrative that expounds the nature of hope, inspiration and happiness in daily life. This book details the process of making hope and happiness real by cognitive psychological strategies like self-talk, the mathematical construction of hope and the implementation of hope and happiness, joyousness, contentment, surprise and promise. Happiness, hope, and inspiration belong to all of us.The bull represents obstacles humans encounter in the journey of living well. The reader can create the victory of surmounting real sorrow and adversity by learning to "look up and look out" toward hope and inspiration.

Stories shape our lives and serve as the reflective tool to strive toward hope, inspiration, and happiness. So, good luck at "beating the bull."