"Hope — that messy, terrible thing that requires so much work and effort and energy — has the potential for a happy ending, the fairy tale 'happily ever after' that everyone scoffs at. We could have that, if we have hope — and, of course, put in all of that work to bring that happy ending about.

"Happiness is frequently the result of a combination of hope and effort — the idea that things could be better and the work it takes to bring that about. Sometimes the work is easy, but it frequently isn’t, and that can be difficult to manage. Hard work is, well, hard, and most people don’t like hard work and avoid it whenever they can.

"But, if we want to experience the happiness that comes from our hope for the future made manifest, we have to put in that hard work." - Matthew Maniaci

Article: Hope is Messy. Choose Hope Anyway.