Hello You 151: What gives you hope?

In this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast:What - or who - gives you hope? I explain why I’m asking and unpack my answers in the audio, but I really want to know what gives you hope. Tell me in the comments or by sending me a message, and I’ll share your response in the next episode, anonymously if you prefer: Shropshire Welcomes!There's more positivity in Shropshire than there is negativity. The welcome is warmer than any hostility is cold. If you want to tell the world that Shropshire Welcomes, then please join this Facebook group? Invite all your friends, wherever they may be?‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’Can Mark Carney please just run everything?If you’ve not yet read or seen the speech given at the World Economic Forum in Davos by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, then can I suggest you find a quarter of an hour to do so?‘The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home, and to act together’You can watch the speech here (merci à Agence France Presse). If you’d rather read what Mark Carney had to say, then Robert Reich has posted a full transcript here in his excellent Substack which is well worth signing up to.On the subject of which:I’m glad you’re part of the Hello You family.Could you please ‘Like’ the hell out of this? And subscribe (free! or not! choice is yours) so you never miss an episode in the future? Hello You the Shropshire podcast is informed, intelligent, positive conversation, for and about Shropshire and the wider world. If that sounds like your bag, then you probably know other people who’d dig it, too. Share it with them? There’s a love … Please take care of yourself?You’re precious and important. Remember that? Treat yourself with the kindness and care you deserve.Please take care of the people around you. This can come at a cost, as Alex Pretti found out in such a horrible, brutal fashion a couple of days ago.And I really hope that the people around you are taking care of you, too.Until next time …Your friendjhHello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimallthetime.substack.com/subscribe