PRH Digest for Mid June 2025

Theme: The Discipline of Hope & Standing Tall for Things That Matter

I fell behind on the digest these past two weeks due to a personal issue that ended up consuming more of my time and energy than it deserved. I’ve since put it back in perspective, and I’m refocusing on the work that truly matters—starting with catching you up on everything I’ve missed.

🪞 Reflection

Hope is often misunderstood—mistaken for blind optimism or a soft-focus filter on real life. But this week’s post challenged that: hope, as I’ve come to know it, is not a feeling. It’s a discipline. It’s not about being sure things will get better—it’s about choosing to act as if they can.

For most of my life, I didn’t carry much hope. I moved forward, but it was momentum, not belief, that kept me going. Then, a few years ago, I was diagnosed with ADHD-Inattentive type. That single insight reframed a lifetime of frustration—and it gave me something I’d never fully held: understanding. From there, a seed of hope took root.

Not the naïve kind, but the deliberate kind. The practiced kind.

This week’s writing was personal. It reflects a shift in how I see the world and my place in it. And it’s a reminder that hope isn’t the absence of doubt—it’s the choice to keep going anyway.

📘 Featured Post

📝 Holding On Without Letting Go of Yourself

📝 The Quiet Power

📝 Letting Go

📝 When to Let Go

📝 Stand Tall in the Storm

📝 Stand Tall for Democracy

❓ This Week’s Quiz

Question:
In The Discipline of Hope, what personal turning point helped Phil shift from enduring to actively practicing hope?

• A. A career change
• B. A spiritual awakening
• C. A diagnosis of ADHD-Inattentive type
• D. A close friend’s encouragement

✨ Quote of the Week

“Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.”
— Václav Havel

🔮 Coming Next Week

Topic: What You Feed Grows
A theme around attention, habits, and emotional energy. Focus on how nurturing certain thoughts, behaviors, or relationships causes them to thrive—whether good or bad.