“Winter always turns to spring. Never, from ancient times on, has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn.”- Daisaku Ikeda, The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin (referenced in guidance)
Whatever painful season you are living through right now, history promises it cannot stay this way forever.
“Hope is not a matter of ability; it is a matter of decision.”- Daisaku Ikeda, Discussions on Youth
You do not have to feel hopeful to choose hope - it is an act of will, not a feeling you wait for.
“No matter how hopeless or bleak things appear, the moment you resolve to never give up, every nerve and fiber in your being will orient itself toward your success.”- Daisaku Ikeda, Faith Into Action
The simple decision to keep going is enough to set something powerful in motion inside you.
“No one can make you feel hopeless unless you allow them to. Hope resides in the heart. It is something you create.”- Daisaku Ikeda, Discussions on Youth
When circumstances or other people drain your optimism, remember that hope is not given to you - it is built by you.
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”- Daisaku Ikeda, For Today and Tomorrow
Yesterday's failures and heartbreaks do not define what is possible in the hours that are still ahead of you today.
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