How do you stay optimistic in spite of it all? 6 hopeful souls share their secrets
Do the woes of the world get you down? Are daily headlines capsizing your ship? Does it seem like it's taking too long for the deluge of April showers to clear the way for all those promised and proverbial May flowers? (Unless of course you're in a part of the world still awaiting rainfall due to climate agitations.)
Well, we've got just the pick-me-up for you. Last week, the Skoll World Forum was bustling with innovators and entrepreneurs engaged in the work of "transformational social change" — that is, making the world a better place. We drew lessons in optimism from six individuals in attendance, who shared what gives them cause to be hopeful — why they find themselves smiling in spite of everything. The following answers have been edited for length and clarity.
Don't let the narrative change you. You must change the narrative
I don't us. I believe they're happening us. is this wonderful artist who uses discarded material to create artwork. He says we shouldn't think of it as trash and garbage. Rather, it's something to work with ... something to make something new out of. It's this idea of narrative change. I like to think of it as "aesthetic force" because you can change people's minds and opinions through this work.
