{"id":140665,"date":"2022-03-09T23:04:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T21:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=140665"},"modified":"2022-03-09T23:04:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T21:04:31","slug":"how-to-find-hope-in-hopeless-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=140665","title":{"rendered":"How to find hope in hopeless times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wajahat Ali: How to find hope in hopeless times\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/wajahat_ali_how_to_find_hope_in_hopeless_times\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be hard to remain hopeful during seemingly hopeless times. Sharing hard-won wisdom on how to not give up when the going gets tough, writer Wajahat Ali talks about the challenges he faced with his daughter&#8217;s cancer diagnosis and the COVID-19 pandemic, detailing three actionable things we can all do to find the silver linings in our lives &#8212; and invest in hope where we can<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It can be hard to remain hopeful during seemingly hopeless times. 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