The Nature of Hope

Hope is the ability to imagine a tomorrow that would be life-giving and enjoyable and know that you have the resources to achieve that future.

• What direction are you looking? Backwards or forwards
• Are you living in the past, the present, or the future?

In the spiritual life we are taught to live fully in the present moment. But we can only live fully in the present moment when the past is resolved and the future does not evoke anxiety.

When we are full of pain, grief or resentment we are preoccupied with our past an unable to look forward. When we are anxious about the future we are not able to imagine having the resources we need to meet our needs and achieve our preferred future.

To live fully in this present moment we need hope.

Time Doesn't Heal Anything

Contrary to popular opinion time doesn't heal anything. It is what you do during the time that brings healing or continues the injury.

Nor should it take a life-time to resolve everyday experiences or grief and resentment. When Jesus said "forgive" he didn't say take a life-time to do it.

Restoring Hope: Appreciative Strategies
To Resolve Grief and Resentment

Scheduled for release in
January of 2010.

Using strategies developed by Steve and Connirae Andreas Rob Voyle has created a comprehensive manual, with scripts and protocols to help lead people from painful memories, grief, and resentment.

Contents:

• The Appreciative Way of Coaching
• The Nature of Hope.
• Resolving Painful Memories.
• Resolving Grief.
• Forgiveness and the Art of Releasing Resentment

Do you working with people who are:

• Weighed down by painful memories;
• Are stuck in grief and unable to move forward;
• Seem to forgive only to have the resentment return full force?

Then this is a resource you need!

This manual provides practical, creative, strategies to help people find sustainable healing.

These are essential tools for clergy, coaches, spiritual directors, and therapists.

Restoring Hope Workshops and Tele-Seminars

We are providing a series of one day and two-and-a-half day Restoring Hope workshops at a variety of locations.

Please check the Training Schedule for futher details.

We also have several audio recordings that cover some of the material in the Restoring Hope book.

>>  Listen to Dr. Voyle teach on Restoring Hope

>>  Listen to Dr. Voyle teach on Resolving Painful Memories

>>  Review the Chapter on Resolving Painful Memories