What Is Hope

Or, do you need a little darkness to get you going?

I’ve been sitting with the word hope for a while now, and if I’m honest, I’m not sure it’s having a great moment.

Hope can feel thin these days. Performative. A little too eager. When the news cycle feels relentless about — the Epstein files, ICE, climate breakdown, war, political exhaustion, and a constant low-grade hum of anxiety — being told to “stay …