Week 4: Hope In Motion
When Belief Becomes Action
Start at the Beginning! Catch up here on Week 1!
This Week’s Big Idea
Hope isn’t just a feeling—it’s a force. Let’s explore how real hope leads to action. This week is about the connection between believing and doing. It’s for people who are ready to move from thinking about change… to living it.
Included in today’s newsletter:
• Video: “Turning Belief Into Brave Action”
• Guided Audio Meditation
• Essay for reflection: “What If Hope Was A Muscle”
• Journal Prompts and Worksheet
• Theme Song
• Please begin by watching this short video
• Then take a few minutes to pause and reflect with this audio
Guided Audio Meditation
“Stepping Forward: A Meditation on Hope in Motion”
• Here are a few thoughts for deeper reflection:
What If Hope Was A Muscle?
We usually think of hope as a feeling—something you either have or you don’t. But what if hope is more like a muscle?
What if it’s something you can build… stretch… and strengthen?
Something that gets more powerful the more you use it?
Because here’s the truth:
You can believe in something all day long, but until you act on it, that belief just stays in your head. It doesn’t move you. It doesn’t create change.
It doesn’t become real.
That’s what this week is about:
The moment hope stops being a theory—and starts becoming a force.
Hope Moves You
Hope is not passive. It’s not about waiting for the stars to align.
It’s about moving toward something—even when the path is unclear.
Even when you’re scared.
It’s what makes you send the text, ask for help, try again, get up, begin.
It’s what whispers:
“It’s okay to take the next step—even if it’s small.”
And when you do?
Even a tiny step in the direction of hope sends a message to your whole system:
“I am someone who moves forward.”
“I am not stuck.”
“I am growing.”
That’s how you build momentum.
That’s how you rebuild trust with yourself.
Action Creates Clarity
We often think we need clarity before we take action.
But usually, it’s the other way around.
You don’t need to be 100% sure.
You don’t need to know the end of the story.
You just need to take the next step.
Clarity shows up in motion.
Courage builds in the doing.
Sometimes the only way to find out if something is right…
is to try it.
Risk it.
Move.
And What About Fear?
Here’s the thing about fear:
It loves comfort.
It wants you to stay exactly where you are—even if you’re miserable—because at least it’s familiar.
Hope wants more for you.
It’s not loud and bossy like fear.
But it’s steady.
It’s patient.
And when you start moving in its direction, it meets you there.
A New Kind of Strength
So… what would it look like to train your “hope muscle” this week?
Not with a huge leap—but with a small, brave motion.
A phone call.
A boundary.
A journal entry.
A walk.
A deep breath before you respond the old way.
It doesn’t have to be perfect.
It just has to be yours.
You don’t have to feel totally ready—you just have to be willing.
Hope is in your body now.
Let it move you.
• Here’s your opportunity to dive a bit deeper into this week’s theme
Journal Prompts:
What is one area of life where you feel stuck and want to move?
In what way is fear holding you back from taking action?
What are some tiny steps you can take as an act of hope?
Get the FREE expanded journal worksheet for week 4 here!
I also make music! I have recorded a song called “Time For Hope” that stands as the theme song for THE HOPE PROJECT. Have you heard it yet? Watch a video of the song I made for free here on YouTube. And I look forward to seeing you next week for week five!
Have you taken The Hope Test yet? Check it out here!
What you said about fear wanting "you to stay exactly where you are—even if you’re miserable—because at least it’s familiar," really resonated with me. I once read, "Peace lies on the other side of panic," and it's so true - it's just not always easy or comfortable getting there. But if the desire to do something becomes greater than the habit of staying stuck, all things are possible. I've found that thinking about doing something challenging is always harder than actually doing it. And taking that first step in faith - and hope - is often the hardest. But once I get going, the "challenge" usually becomes easier, and after it's done, I realize it wasn't so bad after all. P.S. Would you consider putting all your audio meditations into an EP at the conclusion of this series so we can easily go back through them when we need an extra shot of hope?