Everyone needs someone in their life who can speak a positive word to their situation…whatever it may be.

I’m blessed to have such a person, a BFF I’ve known since childhood.

I can always count on her to make me laugh, and lately I’ve taken notice of something else she’s great at: having the mindset of hope.

She has this knack of turning any negative situation into a positive within minutes of hearing it— not an easy thing to do when faced with difficult news.

My friend somehow manages to turn things around by reminding me that a given moment could have easily been a lot worse.

By the time she rattles off at least three potential scenarios, I walk away actually feeling grateful whatever occurred is not as bad as it could have been.

That’s hope.