28. The Healing Power of Hope When All Seems Lost with Chris Gordon

This is such a special episode. Today I am joined by my dad, Chris Gordon, to talk about loss, love, and finding hope when we need it most. Today’s episode gives you a look into our family and the events that led us to this point in our life. We talk about living in the now and how even when everything is stripped away, hope remains. We learn through great loss, great love, and great grief that we are never alone. You are never alone. Choose Hope [06:00] “When everything is torn away, it leaves you wasted. It leaves you where you are, you don’t know how to react, and you don’t know what to do from that point on. It’s not something anyone prepares you to deal with.” “I don’t know how this is going to turn out, but we can choose hope or we can choose despair. We have a choice.” “We need to look for the light. We need to endure." Now is your Moment [14:20] “Living in the moment is the only defense against the fear of the future. Living in the moment is all there is.” “Now is now. The past is the past. The future hasn’t come yet. After this now, is the next now.” The Spiritual Toolbox [19:10] “All you can do to change circumstances, outside of the medical professions, is to ask for your desires. Not only did we pray, but we had church families, students, and friends that did all they could do to help someone in danger- pray.” “This book is a personal journey of spirit after the worst happens- how to live, heal, and the lessons that I didn’t expect.” “My job is to discipline my freewill in order to minimize my sense of selfishness and learn to maximize my selflessness.” “Whenever I remember help coming to me, to change my circumstance, it came in a form of another person- a person actually doing something for my benefit that was not required for their betterment.” Your Energy Never Ends [33:49] “If you ask for help, and it shows up, there’s a certain way to receive it. It’s not just saying thank you, it’s receiving it inside. It’s going and doing the same for someone else and passing on that feeling.” “We fight with life- it’s violent, unfair- but we struggle to stay here. Death, itself, is peaceful.” “Being born is a holy thing. When you exit, it’s the same thing. The energy doesn’t stop, it just moves on to somewhere else. You just leave the glove the energy is in here.” Love One Another [43:00] “It is wisdom to understand that one must use one’s life to make a difference- to do good, to help those in need without hesitation or judgement. To give other people the best you have-all people, not merely some people.” “Live in purpose, with purpose growing your awareness of opportunities to love one another.” “Hope is important. It’s an attitude, a decision to hope and act out of hope.” Hope Guides [51:00] “Hope guides your actions.” “As we become more wise on how to take care of ourselves, we inevitably become more wise about how to do that for others. ‘Do unto others as you would do Connect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecoachablepodcast/ Connect with Tori on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachtorigordon/ Guess what?! WE'RE ON YOUTUBE! https://www.youtube.com/c/ToriGordon If you love the show and want to show your support, please leave us a 5 star rating and review of the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Go be coa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices