In Times Of Emergency, Feed Hope
Written by Dr. Dain Heer, Speaker and Author
Dr. Dain Heer is an avid explorer of possibilities and an internationally recognized author and speaker. As the founder of the annual International Being You Day and Co-creator of Access Consciousness—one of the largest personal development movements practiced in 176 countries—Dain serves as a catalyst for empowering individuals to realize they can change anything in their lives. For over 30 years, he has encouraged people to view their differences as strengths, amplify their uniqueness, and fully embrace their greatness!
How do you recognize hope? It isn’t a linear process; hope can’t really be figured out or forced into existence. It is something that is available deep inside that we can choose to access and be.
What if hope is the energy of a greater future that can function as fuel in our lives? And in times of uncertainty and adversity, which, let’s be honest, seem abundant these days, hope becomes absolutely essential. Let's clarify something important: Hope is not the same as optimism. Optimism is the belief that everything will work fine, favoring faith instead of awareness and choice. Hope, on the other hand, is a dynamic conscious force. It’s about actively reaching out, and nurturing a way of looking at the world that drives you toward your dreams, no matter the challenges you face.
Here’s the kicker: the flip side of hope is fear. And in our world, it’s often far too easy to slip into fear and despair. Especially since fear is the dominating paradigm fed by media, politicians, movies, and, let’s be honest, most of the people you hang out with. But the majority of the fear you think is yours does not belong to you. You’ve picked it up from everything and everyone you interact with on a daily basis. And sometimes, in my more paranoid moments, I think that is on purpose by the powers to be.
Because that fear disempowers us; it paralyzes our actions by activating those anxious pathways in our brains, holding us back from the possibilities that are actually always (always!) available. Fear is not real. It is a distraction from our hopes and dreams. Today, the word “dreamer” has nearly become a derogatory term. It’s like dreamers are not appropriately fearful and therefore not reliable. But the world has always been propelled forward by dreamers! By people who dare to hope.
Let me just mention a few recent hopers: Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Alan Turing, Amelia Earhart, Raul Wallenberg, Harriet Tubman, Mahatma Gandhi, Steve Jobs, and Martin Luther King. And yes, I am a big dreamer myself and a dissatisfied one. Whatever I get to, whatever progress or success I have in life, I always know there is more. I always hope for something even greater to show up. It drives my friends crazy, and it hurls my life forward!
That is how hope operates. It is both an emotion and a way of functioning. While we can experience hope in our brain, it is also a knowing that flows from connections way beyond ourselves. It has two vital systems working hand in hand, both essential for it to be a powerful tool for transformation. The intuitive, emotional aspect of hope is rooted in trust, not blind trust or faith. This kind of trust is based on our inner, deep knowing. That knowing is faster than thinking and draws from our interconnection with everyone, everything, consciousness, and the universe. To simplify, if a piece of information, a direction, or a choice is light for you, if it has a sense of space, then that choice is congruent with your knowing. Trust that!
Then there’s the functional aspect—this is where our willpower comes in. It’s about having the agency to go to question – instead of conclusion – anytime something seemingly “bad” occurs. With every question, possibilities open up, leading to a choice that leads to more questions and possibilities. Alas, hope keeps flowing, fueling and propelling life forward.
Here’s where it gets even more remarkable: hope doesn’t just reside within the individual; it is a shared experience and a co-creation! We exponentialize and feed hope when we hope together. Just like fear, we are able to buy hope from one another. And in doing so, hope grows and ignites profound changes at both the individual and societal levels.
Every time you ask a question, instead of going to a conclusion – you feed hope. Every time you trust your knowing, instead of the paradigm of fear – you feed hope. Every time you ask what else is possible – you feed hope.
So, next time you lose hope, I’d like to invite you to ask a few questions: What is right about this that I am not getting yet? What am I excited about with this change that I am not willing to acknowledge? And what else is possible here that I haven’t even begun to explore?
Maybe pick up your phone and write down the questions so you have them handy? You could call the note: In times of emergency, feed hope!
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Dr. Dain Heer, Speaker, and Author
Having grown up in a challenging environment in Los Angeles, Dain faced constant adversity but chose resilience over victimhood. His determination to create positive change has fueled every aspect of his work, from facilitating global classes to authoring books and developing business ventures embodying benevolent capitalism principles.
Dain draws from his personal experience to inspire individuals from all walks of life to create the money, happiness, and life they truly desire. In his talks and workshops, he offers a set of tools and step-by-step energetic processes that help people break free from limiting conclusions and judgments, guiding them toward a place of choice and transformative change.
As a conscious and innovative business leader, Dain’s passion for possibilities and creating a better planet fuels all of his projects, including Castello di Casalborgone, a luxurious castle in Italy restored to its former glory; a thriving ranch in Houston; and EL Lugar, a fully sustainable eco-retreat in Costa Rica, designed in harmony with the earth.
