Audacity of HOPE

Sometimes it’s easy to lose hope. Barack Obama repeatedly used messages of hope in his presidential campaigns and during his time in office. Then, one month after Trump’s election, Michelle Obama gave an interview to Oprah Winfrey in which she said “Now we’re feeling what not having hope feels like…”

But she followed that up with “You know, hope is necessary… What else do you have if you don’t have hope?” And in her final speech as first lady, she urged young Americans to believe in the power of hope: “Lead by example with hope. Never fear.”

Because sometimes hope can come from unlikely sources. Even a Republican House of Representatives with a majority of 44, which defeated the American Health Care Act and preserved Barack Obama’s healthcare reform for a while longer.

Clare Bryden, TEDxExeter Storyteller