Hope Sessions
Session 1
Theme: Unexpected Goodness
Music: "Some where over the rainbow. Eva Cassady,
Gathering: "Something that I hope to get out of this session is..."
Exercise/Prompt: Think back to a moment, recent of long ago, where someone you barely knew did something that made you think, "okay, people are still good." What happened and do they know what it meant to you?
Session 2:
Theme: The Power of Music
Music: "Love Train," Playing for Change
Gathering: "Hope is..."
Exercise/Prompt: "Share a particular song or style of music that lifts your spirits and gives you hope."
Session 3:
Theme:Laughter and Hope
Reading: "What happens to Hope When You Can't Stop Laughing, Daily Dose of Hope, 4/26/26
Music: Laughing video, Youtube
Gathering: "Something positive that happened to me this week was..."
Exercise/Prompt: "Think of a time when laughter took over. Be specific about it and how does it feel sharing that moment?
Session 4:
Theme: Finding Hope in a Different Mind
Reading: "Finding Hope in a Different Mind, Daily Dose of Hope, 6/2026
Music: "Wonder," Natalie Merchant and 10,000 Maniacs,"
Gathering: "Something that I am looking forward to is..."
Exercise/Prompt: "Think of someone in your life who sees the world differently than most people around them. What's one thing that they've shown you or that you've learned from them."
Session 5:
Theme:What then Sun Knows about Hope.
Reading: "What then Sun Knows about Hope,"Daily Dose of Hope, 7/15/26
Music: "Here Comes the Sun," George Harrison
Gathering: "Something that I hope will change in the future is..."
Exercise/Prompt:" What's something in your life (a season, ritual, rhythm) that reminds you that the turning always comes
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