Real Hope—The Personal Side

When I was a child, I went through a phase of being very negative. Chalk it up to a difficult season, temperament, tween year angst—I am not sure. But I definitely had a time when what went through my mind and came out of my mouth was not the most positive. People around me noticed and of course did not respond favorably. After this went on for a while, I decided I wanted people to be happy to see me and I was also tired of feeling miserable myself.