Comments on: How to reconcile hope with failure http://mormonconversations.com/how-to-reconcile-hope-with-failure/ Discussions on faith, religion, Mormonism, and other important topics Sat, 19 May 2012 08:25:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Margaret http://mormonconversations.com/how-to-reconcile-hope-with-failure/#comment-533 Margaret Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:25:20 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-533 // panorama, your quote says it very well. We can only control our own attitudes and behavior and where others are involved we may have little to do with the outcome. We can only hope, pray and have faith that when all is said and done, the outcome will be good. If it isn't, we have still done all we could do. // panorama, your quote says it very well. We can only control our own attitudes and behavior and where others are involved we may have little to do with the outcome. We can only hope, pray and have faith that when all is said and done, the outcome will be good. If it isn’t, we have still done all we could do.

]]> By: Tubbo & Dubba Tubba http://mormonconversations.com/how-to-reconcile-hope-with-failure/#comment-530 Tubbo & Dubba Tubba Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:56:46 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-530 This would be a good thing except we never fail. Sometimes, we wish we would fail, just to know how it feels, but we know we never will. Please check out our site. It's amazing, and it never fails. See you around (our site), -The Tubbo Twins <blockquote>From Rusty: Um, Okay ;-) </blockquote> This would be a good thing except we never fail. Sometimes, we wish we would fail, just to know how it feels, but we know we never will.

Please check out our site. It’s amazing, and it never fails.

See you around (our site),
-The Tubbo Twins

From Rusty: Um, Okay ;-)

]]> By: llpanorama http://mormonconversations.com/how-to-reconcile-hope-with-failure/#comment-531 llpanorama Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:56:34 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-531 Somebody smarter than me said: "Optimism isn't about believing that things will turn out all right. It's about believing you're doing the right thing, no matter how it turns out." So optimism is about believing in the direction you are going while knowing you don't have complete control over the final destination. Kind of what you said. <blockquote>From Rusty: I like that. I've long been fastinated with hope, what it is, how it relates to faith, and what makes it so easy for some people and so hard for others. Thanks for sharing this!</blockquote> Somebody smarter than me said:

“Optimism isn’t about believing that things will turn out all right. It’s about believing you’re doing the right thing, no matter how it turns out.”

So optimism is about believing in the direction you are going while knowing you don’t have complete control over the final destination. Kind of what you said.

From Rusty: I like that. I’ve long been fastinated with hope, what it is, how it relates to faith, and what makes it so easy for some people and so hard for others. Thanks for sharing this!

]]> By: nishedhi http://mormonconversations.com/how-to-reconcile-hope-with-failure/#comment-532 nishedhi Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:46:31 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-532 Encouraging post!!! Encouraging post!!!

]]> By: Rusty Lindquist http://mormonconversations.com/how-to-reconcile-hope-with-failure/#comment-535 Rusty Lindquist Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:50:49 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-535 That is a good example. He tried countless materials for filaments before finding the one that worked. How easy it would have been to simply say "the reality is, one can't successfully harness electricity within a bulb because there's no filament durable enough". When in truth, durability wasn't even what was needed. His hopeful demeaner allowed him to endure, which lead to his success - which brings me to my next post. How hope increases our ability to succeed. That is a good example. He tried countless materials for filaments before finding the one that worked. How easy it would have been to simply say “the reality is, one can’t successfully harness electricity within a bulb because there’s no filament durable enough”. When in truth, durability wasn’t even what was needed. His hopeful demeaner allowed him to endure, which lead to his success – which brings me to my next post. How hope increases our ability to succeed.

]]> By: Margaret http://mormonconversations.com/how-to-reconcile-hope-with-failure/#comment-534 Margaret Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:44:10 +0000 http://ongofu.wordpress.com/?p=265#comment-534 This makes me think of Thomas Edison. How many times did he attempt a light bulb before he finally got one that worked? He never gave up. Just kept trying. This makes me think of Thomas Edison. How many times did he attempt a light bulb before he finally got one that worked? He never gave up. Just kept trying.

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