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The Vine: Messages of Hope from Around the World
The past two years have been an incredibly challenging time for us all. As S.A. Sachs once said, “Hope rises like a phoenix from the ashes of shattered dreams.” Amidst these moments of tragedy and change, there has also been an opportunity to find hope.
Adria L. Dunn sought out the most inspiring people on Earth to share messages of hope with the world. She felt the arrival of the global pandemic was a pivotal moment in history when every one of us became united by a virus that didn’t care about status, location, political or religious affiliation, skin color, or gender. It taught us we cannot succeed without the cooperation of others, and how we all suffer to some degree. She created The Vine, a collection of 47 letters from people all around the world such as the Dalai Lama, Dr. Jane Goodall, Dr. Edith Eger, Rick Hansen, Peter Hillary, and Djimon Hounsou, among many others. Some have experienced losses due to war, accidents, natural disasters, and tragedy, yet they all have one thing in the ability to find hope even in the darkest of moments. The Vine is a guiding light reminding us to keep moving forward, that we are all connected, and to never lose hope.
Full list of
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Chaitanya Raj Singh Bhati
Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.
Dr. Jane Goodall
Peter Hillary
Dr. Byron Martina
Khaled El Mayet
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
HRH Princess Reema Bandar Al Saud
Brad Bandy
eL Seed
Clare Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven
Leon Rocco Feldman Birigner
Eric Rutingabo Muhizi
Oyungerel Tsedevdamba and Ider-Od Bat-Erdene
Dr. Mina Ehsan Leghari
Dr. Armen Arzumanyan
Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi
Prince Ermias Sale Selassie
Mouaz Abouzaid
Gina Diez Barroso
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Andre Thomas
Ivor Ichikowitz
Carol Lee
His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al Nahayan
Dayle Haddon
Jennifer Missoni
Dr. Edith Eva Eger
Djimon Hounsou
Ramón A. Domínguez
Evanthia “Evie” Evangelou
Eduardo and Sebastian López
Dr. Lotay Tshering
HRH Prince Juan Bagration-Mukhrani
Sylvia Alice Earle
Didi Wong
Reem Khouri
Dr. David Fajgenbaum
Lola Tillyaeva
Richard Marvin Hansen
Norah Casey
Laura Hearn
Matthew Stinchcomb
Dawn Simpson
Shonosuke Okura
Masha Brodskaya
Peggy Liu
Adria L. Dunn sought out the most inspiring people on Earth to share messages of hope with the world. She felt the arrival of the global pandemic was a pivotal moment in history when every one of us became united by a virus that didn’t care about status, location, political or religious affiliation, skin color, or gender. It taught us we cannot succeed without the cooperation of others, and how we all suffer to some degree. She created The Vine, a collection of 47 letters from people all around the world such as the Dalai Lama, Dr. Jane Goodall, Dr. Edith Eger, Rick Hansen, Peter Hillary, and Djimon Hounsou, among many others. Some have experienced losses due to war, accidents, natural disasters, and tragedy, yet they all have one thing in the ability to find hope even in the darkest of moments. The Vine is a guiding light reminding us to keep moving forward, that we are all connected, and to never lose hope.
Full list of
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Chaitanya Raj Singh Bhati
Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.
Dr. Jane Goodall
Peter Hillary
Dr. Byron Martina
Khaled El Mayet
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
HRH Princess Reema Bandar Al Saud
Brad Bandy
eL Seed
Clare Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven
Leon Rocco Feldman Birigner
Eric Rutingabo Muhizi
Oyungerel Tsedevdamba and Ider-Od Bat-Erdene
Dr. Mina Ehsan Leghari
Dr. Armen Arzumanyan
Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi
Prince Ermias Sale Selassie
Mouaz Abouzaid
Gina Diez Barroso
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Andre Thomas
Ivor Ichikowitz
Carol Lee
His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al Nahayan
Dayle Haddon
Jennifer Missoni
Dr. Edith Eva Eger
Djimon Hounsou
Ramón A. Domínguez
Evanthia “Evie” Evangelou
Eduardo and Sebastian López
Dr. Lotay Tshering
HRH Prince Juan Bagration-Mukhrani
Sylvia Alice Earle
Didi Wong
Reem Khouri
Dr. David Fajgenbaum
Lola Tillyaeva
Richard Marvin Hansen
Norah Casey
Laura Hearn
Matthew Stinchcomb
Dawn Simpson
Shonosuke Okura
Masha Brodskaya
Peggy Liu
316 pages, Paperback
Published September 30, 2022
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August 19, 2023
The book is a selection of letters written by a very diverse group of people full of hope so much needed especially during the covid-19 pandemic. All writers express the importance of exercising hope and taking action rather than expecting to feel it.
Reading each letter, I started to see hope in so many different and meaningful ways. The writers’ perspectives are very rich as they share their own stories, and they provide context with their own personalities and life experience.
Lots of interesting points of view: like the opinion that hope is something sustainable that can deliver great wealth to humanity, if hope is achieved at a collective level, as much as an individual level.
Hope as a heritage passed through every generation, the acknowledgment of God´s existence and the practice of different religions, education, development of human intellect, as sources of hope and empowerment.
Youth orientation, education, community activities, and access to financial services for women can bring development and hope, “hope embodied in social progress” as one of the writers stated.
Respect for nature, animals, all the different human races and clean energy practices to overcome climate changes, keeping the lights always on at night for refugees, as a reminder that they´ll always get help, making beautiful and meaningful murals in a particular geographic orientation for the purpose of connecting communities in social misunderstanding can also bring hope.
When we exercise hope, other capabilities such as courage and confidence appear, as if they were muscles, and positive feelings flourish such as happiness, enabling us to take more proactive actions.
As one of the writers stated: “Hope is when you can accept the past, embrace the present, and create the future you imagine for yourself.”
We can always create the future we want as long as we are alive.
Reading each letter, I started to see hope in so many different and meaningful ways. The writers’ perspectives are very rich as they share their own stories, and they provide context with their own personalities and life experience.
Lots of interesting points of view: like the opinion that hope is something sustainable that can deliver great wealth to humanity, if hope is achieved at a collective level, as much as an individual level.
Hope as a heritage passed through every generation, the acknowledgment of God´s existence and the practice of different religions, education, development of human intellect, as sources of hope and empowerment.
Youth orientation, education, community activities, and access to financial services for women can bring development and hope, “hope embodied in social progress” as one of the writers stated.
Respect for nature, animals, all the different human races and clean energy practices to overcome climate changes, keeping the lights always on at night for refugees, as a reminder that they´ll always get help, making beautiful and meaningful murals in a particular geographic orientation for the purpose of connecting communities in social misunderstanding can also bring hope.
When we exercise hope, other capabilities such as courage and confidence appear, as if they were muscles, and positive feelings flourish such as happiness, enabling us to take more proactive actions.
As one of the writers stated: “Hope is when you can accept the past, embrace the present, and create the future you imagine for yourself.”
We can always create the future we want as long as we are alive.
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