Yoko Ono, widow of the Beatle John Lennon, was once asked if she could account for the amazing phenomenon of the Beatles. She gazed out over Strawberry Fields in Central Park, a beloved and world-famous memorial to their music. “I think they had so much hope,” she said. “We all has such hope then. And when you have that kind of hope, you can accomplish anything.”

What a beautiful tribute to the power of hope! And then there are the opening words of the divine Emily Dickinson’s lovely poem:

“Hope’ is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all …”

Hope. Such a simple word. Only four letters and yet it embodies so much! My handy New Century Dictionary has a long definition, yet its first entries perfectly capture the spirit of hope: “to entertain an expectation of something desired; also, to trust or rely, especially confidently.”

Hope. Such a simple word. Only four letters and yet it can give our work wings. When we have hope, we work with the expectation that our efforts will bear fruit and our desires will be fulfilled. What a powerful motivator!

But as the definition above suggests, hope is more than just expecting that we’ll get what we desire. It also encompasses trust and confidence. When we feel hopeful, we not only look forward to a desired end, we also confidently trust that it will happen.

Hope—what a gift! When we add Intention, Effort, Energy and Enthusiasm into the mix, what can’t we accomplish?

So today, let’s listen to that little bird inside us that “sings the tune without the words—And never stops—at all”—and write on!

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