How Much Hope is OK?

In the video I describe a worry that it is selfish to feel nice in a world that remains full of bad things. I'm not sure if selfishness is the right word, but I don't know what the right word is?
I do not want to feel the mix of rage and powerlessness that I often feel. But I do want to remain unsatisfied at the inadequacy of our response to injustice and suffering. I don't know if rage is the right emotion for me, or even anger. I think hunger is a better word...something that primarily motivates me toward action. And part of the cycle of hunger is enjoying eating, right? Like, at the end of a day of hard work, good food is a joy...it's not a stop to the gas station just to fill up the tank, it's a marvel.
The achievement necessary to get vaccines developed and into people...it could have been better, and rollout remains imperfect, but it's a marvel of humanity. It's something that I believe really deeply that we need to celebrate. Nothing is perfect, but this is really amazing, and I am down to indulge in some good ol' fashioned joy that this is happening.
That doesn't mean that I'm going to remain satisfied or complacent for the whole rest of my life! There is still much to do, but I kinda want to try and enjoy doing it.
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[@raganstory675]

My favorite thing about the Green brothers is their willingness to understand the messiness of the world and being human in it and still choose hope.

[@shiny_x3]

Yeah, but let's not kid ourselves, it's a lot easier to feel hope if you are in a position of immense privilege vs the "mess". "Understanding the messiness of the world" is not the same as actually living in it. If you drive around here at night there are fires from all the homeless people trying to keep warm, it's definitely an apocalyptic vibe out there right now and the brothers Green do not live in that world. It's nice, I come here to escape...but they are not part of the mess at all. Which is great for them, it just seems a bit self-indulgent to spend an entire episode pontificating about what is the right sort of feeling to have when people are starving, sick, freezing, and homeless all over the country let alone world. Kids who have parents in prison haven't seen them for a year. Maybe instead of talking about whether one should or shouldn't have hope, we could talk about how to fix any of the many massive problems that still exist, so someone who doesn't have hope could get some? I loved his video on wage theft, for example. So many people are in crisis right now and that doesn't mean you shouldn't feel good...it just means your feelings are kind of irrelevant.

[@cindysnoopy]

I'm with you. Their hope has kept me going at times.

[@lexaray5]

@@shiny_x3 I think you may have missed the point of the video. Hank isn't saying people should be hopeful or that there aren't horrible things going on in the world, just that it's nice to live in the present if the present is a positive experience and reflecting on if we should be "allowed" to feel that or not. Whether or not Hank is hopeful may be irrelevant to you, but it's not irrelevant to Hank or the people in his life that care about his wellbeing. It is also important to talk about these thing because there is always suck in the world. There was before covid and there will be after. A lot of it is out of our hands and it does no good to stress about these things that you can't control. This stress causes suffering in individuals, including me and seemingly you. Being privileged does not mean that your happiness and wellbeing are less important, just like not being privileged does not mean that your happiness and wellbeing are less important. You also can't lift people up if you're not taking care of yourself first. Allowing yourself to feel good when you know others aren't is part of that self care. The Green brothers do a ton for charitable causes and literally just got done with pizzamas, a massive campaign designed to increase revenue on DFTBA, of which over 90% of the profits go to charity. I truly don't understand deriding them for not doing more because Hank released a video about hope.

[@NajwaLaylah]

One of my least favourite things about them is how they compose their hair to express the messiness of the world in ways that seem deliberate; like, you have to *try* to get hair to do some of those 'Calvin' spikes.

[@kaodi6993]

How are the green brothers?.?

[@literaturesim]

"Does this joy spark joy?"

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[@leog.467]

This made me laugh so much. Perfect summary :D

[@MicahAndersenNeverStopWriting]

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[@RainaRamsay]

I need that on a throw pillow

[@BevoMDK]

"I do not want to think about the winter in the spring." Is a line.

[@kalashnikovkamrat]

I'm going to steal it. I might have to embroider it and put it on the wall as a reminder.

[@jagrubster]

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[@joshualonuzzo8826]

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[@philip6579]

It's still, by many metrics, one of the best times to be alive in the last few millennia. Yet you wouldn't guess it by listening to the news, or podcasts, or... almost literally anything.

[@jobriq5]

Sounds a lot like what Alice said

[@sams1982]

“It’s nice to feel nice feelings” - Hank Green

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[@AcolytesOfHorror]

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[@lawnguyland_guy]

with adorable face

[@diaryofaspirit8342]

in the midst of winter, i found there was, within me, an invincible summer. - Albert Camus

[@shubh5614]

ayy Camuss

[@sharonoddlyenough]

[@BradyPostma]

That's an excellent description of a thing I do not have.

[@tobistein6639]

@@BradyPostma If I recall correctly, Camus isn't saying that the "invincible summer" is some innate trait that some people have and some don't, but rather a decision to not give in to nihilism in a world that often seems chaotic and uncaring. Absurdism, Camus's philosophical milieu, was a direct counterargument to nihilism, operating under a common set of assumptions about an unintelligent cosmos. I guess what I'm trying to say is that you do not have it until you choose to have it. Which is not an easy task, especially if you're being jerked around by forces outside of your control, as so many of us are. Honestly, in my opinion, I think Camus was writing about a kind of Platonic ideal of perseverance and optimism that he himself did not have because it's impossible to achieve. It's something to model one's attitude off of, but it isn't perfectly attainable. Optimism in the face of overwhelming odds or incomprehensible chaos is in itself an almost religious experience. It requires a certain faith that as bad as things may seem, we still have a measure of control over ourselves and how we choose to respond to the shit life throws at us. I'm not sure why I wrote all of this. I'm sorry if any of it seems patronizing. Felt compelled to put these ideas into the world.

[@chadibakhta7922]

'' I kinda don't want to think about winter during spring'' sounds like a line from a poem that John would quote in a beautiful walking video

[@charliespinoza1966]

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[@gy7uj917]

The nature of humanity is that every so often someone invents "The Ant and the Grasshopper" again (but like, inverted)

[@caitlin329]

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[@sams1982]

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[@yelena_]

Happiness isn't a limited resource, you're not taking away from anyone else's happiness by feeling good.

[@samc9140]

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[@AmyFerguson]

This

[@ashawilliams4683]

Same goes for feeling sad - its ok to feel what we’re feeling

[@Altmetalpunk]

Long post: I go to Rollins College in your home town (im in the evening school because 50k in debt is far better than 150k in debt). When we went virtual last year they kept telling us they pretty much couldn't afford to keep us safe and started firing and laying off staff. It made us wonder where exactly our tuition was going so a group of students started an Instagram page and website that started demanding transparency with how our tuition was being spent as well as a lot of other issues on campus. By the fall it had become an official student organization working with the other campus organizations. Pretty much, the students have unionized and finally have a large group outside of the student government to get more of our voices heard on issues like school finances, inclusion, and campus safety. Our first major victory was that when the tuition costs for the next year was announced we got the smallest increase in over a decade. It pretty much went up with inflation rather than going up over 3x the rate of inflation like it had in previous years. I believe they also got some staff their jobs back. We're holding our administrators accountable for how our money is being spent. When the tuition for the college of liberal arts is more than Harvard but youre not getting near as many benefits there's a problem. Im proud of what this pandemic did to help mobilize students to make sure that our money is being used in productive ways and to make sure all students are having safe and intellectually stimulating experiences.

[@stonethered]

That's awesome! Well done!

[@meagain9635]

I think a lot of us in a variety of situations could use a page out of your college's playbook. We have to improve our social relationships so we can work together and hold those in power accountable. Great work!

[@HelenRosemarySmith]

That's impressive and inspiring!

[@AdaSoto]

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[@knitterknerd]

YESSSSSS. Hank said in a recent video that it will be interesting to see how people use the power that they've discovered they have. I've also heard the opinion voiced that the average person just needs to be less involved in these things, because we aren't the experts. I think that there's absolutely some truth in both directions, and that it will take time to find the right balance. But power has existed in the hands of too few people for far too long, and it's magical to see victories like this!

[@connierobinson1090]

In which Hank has to re-convince himself that good things are good XD

[@connierobinson1090]

My logic: the point of improving society is to have good feelings. So have ‘em :)

[@030elena]

Yes but also same

[@katharinegalloway5916]

I think that the right amount of hope is the amount that keeps you going.

[@andrea.dandelion]

That is such a good answer! I think I would agree :)

[@TotallyRedonkulous]

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[@andreefontenot8035]

Well said!

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@MourningStarLucifer]

Well said.

[@jlc306]

During times like these, the most radical thing to do is hope. Yes, acknowledging the reality of the situation is important, but hoping for a better future and acting on that hope is what’ll get us to the other side in the in end.

[@tegan6554]

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[@Robert399]

Yeah well most people aren't as smart as Hank and "hope" means "imagine whatever reality you want".

[@jlc306]

@@Robert399 ok robert

[@ThatIsSoMainstream]

“What am I feeling, why am I feeling it, and is this an emotion that’s going to inspire depression or complacence?” Hank, you literally described my therapy homework, so you’re probably on the right track.

[@MsMaddieTheOdd]

Honestly, the general "killjoy" mentality going around in the news and social media feels like collective trauma response. Hope feels risky and assessing risk feels exhausting.

[@quinterbeck]

Wow, that makes a lot of sense!

[@Geeksmithing]

We could all use a helping dose of Mr. Rogers wisdom right about now. “It’s nice to feel nice feelings” seems like as close as we can get, and I'll take it! :D

[@elissajaguar]

My.... brain..... just..... connected Mr Rodgers and Hank..... is that a thing.... could that be a thing? Hank??????? Hank???? Hello?????????

[@Geeksmithing]

@@elissajaguar probably subconsciously channeled him :)

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

It's a beautiful spring in the neighborhood.

[@johnf7332]

“Spring is coming” Ya, I’d like to be part of the house that has this moto

[@heatherstock4491]

House Green!

[@LANBobYonson]

The logical sequel to Game of Thrones.

[@Will-Woll]

As a steadfast and loyal member of House Snark, I thoroughly reject this statement.

[@alvallac2171]

*motto.

[@davetoms1]

*Brilliant KZbin Science Man:* "It's nice to feel nice feelings." *Me:* "...I needed to hear that. Thank you, Science Man."

[@BaileyWhite]

Dolly Parton, “It's been a long dark night And I've been a waitin' for the morning It's been a long hard fight But I see a brand new day a dawning I've been looking for the sunshine You know I ain't seen it in so long But everything's gonna work out just fine And everything's gonna be all right That's been all wrong 'Cause I can see the light of a clear blue morning I can see the light of a brand new day I can see the light of a clear blue morning Oh, and everything's gonna be all right It's gonna be okay”

[@itisdevonly]

I'm feeling this. I just started a new anti-depressant that seems to be working and sleeping pill and slept 10 hours last night and have felt better today than I have in many, many months, and it is a wonderful feeling.

[@julietriddle5246]

For me, the thing about hope is that it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The hope and the joy that I’m feeling are, in part at least, contingent on the work that I’m doing to make myself a better person. It also isn’t static. I’m not hopeful about the world as it will be if we, as people, continue our cycle of complacency, but when I see people working hard to make the world a better place, I think it would be almost callous to deny the hope that that gives me, for all of us. I don’t know if I’ve articulated myself well here, but my point is that hope doesn’t have to be a paralytic or a sedative. It can instead be an extremely strong motivator. A force, not just for individual personal happiness, but for collective growth and good.

[@heidy1791]

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[@rileylittleraven]

You *absolutely* articulated yourself well - many miles more than well, at that! It To me, it reads like a very important speech being delivered by a very important person - which is wonderful! My brain gravitated towards (I think I have to say “former”) President Obama, but it could also be you, someday! I’m sorry if this is too much, in length and in praise. I hope everyone who comes across this has a great day/night!

[@qwertyTRiG]

"The quest stands on the edge of a knife."

[@kaleylecroy8141]

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[@cyborgqueer]

Well put! 💖🌻🦋

[@fionaprestemon9472]

This reminds me of when John quoted his daughter on the podcast (or maybe a video? I can't remember) and she said something along the lines of "When it is cold, it feels like it will never be warm again." Hanks thoughts remind me of the inevitable warmth.

[@IcyMidnight]

"It's nice to feel nice feelings". Trivially true, but often forgotten.

[@natalienottolini5071]

spring + seeing my friends and family slowly get vaccinated is definitely making me feel the most joy I've had in a year

[@booksandbigideas8720]

Thank you for this. I recently had to end my first year of teaching because it was so much emotionally and I was ordered to take care of myself so I could do my job and I didn’t. I felt the same existential fear as my students and had a hard time pretending that everything was normal and these tests were important. Plus, i was going through the same identity questioning as my 7th graders a full 10 years younger than me. True, I had my own traumatic experiences in school that made it difficult to be back there. But I cared so much about making the future better and trying to give these kids equal access to education in a pandemic when everything just seemed impossible. The election actually stoked a lot of resentment in some communities and I was seeing that effect on some of the kids, who already looked up to a man who was praised for saying hurtful things and “owning” others without caring. And I was seeing other kids get hurt. Forgive the rambles. I hope you are right. I hope we can make things better once and for all for everyone. But my brain is telling me what yours is, too. Be wary.

[@theannaliviams]

As a Brazilian, I CANNOT relate. I’m the furthest I’ve ever been to any semblance of hope

[@ScaryWombat]

In amongst the hopeful news in Europe right now, I've been so sorry to hear about the difficulties that Brazil is facing. I hope that you and your country find a way safely through this hellish time. ♥️

[@carolinapessoa4715]

@@ScaryWombat as a Brazilian I thank you for this kind words ❤️

[@lettherebecassie]

I'm Brazilian too and I think we're deeply fatigued + holding our breath for what's next, but I have a 10% positivity because vaccines are coming (even if slowly) :\

[@theannaliviams]

@@lettherebecassie (agora eu não sei se falo em inglês pra ser inclusiva ou se falo em português pq brasileires hahaha) yeah, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, I just feel like I have to jump through a precipice with a river of lava at the bottom to get there

[@lettherebecassie]

@@theannaliviams I totally understand! Forças pra nós nesse momento.

[@doing_aok]

i’m excited to start finding a middle ground between “it’s nice to feel nice things” and “were here because were here because..” i think getting through life and pain and suffering is all well and good. i also think we need to keep our head up when the sun IS out. mourn those we’ve lost but keep growing and getting better in their name

[@imilliterate4812]

'I see spring and I know it's coming, and I'm not just talking about the weather'

[@catherinecase1142]

May it be so, Hank. May it be so

[@albertjackinson]

That is so lovely.

[@tarabates6170]

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[@caitlynp6793]

I feel you Hank. Even though the other shoe has already been dropped several times, I still keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. Anytime I get a bit of hope I can't help but hold my breath for a disaster.

[@scottcampbell96]

“I don’t want to think about the winter, during the spring”. This is pretty much the best way to move forward. It applies to SOOOO many things, right now. Thank you.

[@mpd9695]

I know this wasn't necessarily the intent, but this entire video is excellent break-up advice. Really needed to hear some of this today.

[@daneeyul759]

JOY AS AN ACT OF RESISTANCE!

[@FDLHtv]

Great motto and also the title of a fantastic album by Idles

[@RainaRamsay]

"I kinda don't want to think about the winter during the spring" is an insightful-poetry quote worthy of John

[@_mels_]

The right amount of hope is about the weight of a sparrow

[@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758]

African or European?

[@jrgenchristensen7240]

Or a mockingbird

[@Bea_Esser]

An unladen sparrow or one carrying a coconut?

[@lysergidedaydream5970]

European or african, ladden or unladden?

[@radagastwiz]

Is it the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul?

[@vswizz3350]

Hank, this is something I always tell myself and other people: "Happiness isn't zero-sum."

[@firewordsparkler]

I don't think I've let myself feel Good Things in a while. Gonna try and give myself permission to.

[@daeken]

"Hope, the thing with feathers but if you have too many feathers you can't actually fly." 2021 update to the quote?

[@tegan6554]

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[@missybarbour6885]

Ah, the Gertrude McFuzz problem

[@sara_sah-raezzat5086]

"It's nice to feel nice feelings" one of those simple things we need reminding of now and then.

[@lousielouise8716]

It feels like you’re talking about the end of a depressive episode. Like, I have known this feeling before. Savor the spring, and it’ll carry you through the next time winter returns.

[@catalina2468]

I love when a video so beautifully clarifies and summarizes the way I've been feeling in a way that helps me understand my world more. Thank you, Hank.

[@isharulzzz]

"Who do i serve by being mad at people who don't care that i am mad at them, who don't know i am mad at them." I needed to hear this today.

[@liz2571]

IM GLAD IM NOT ALONE IN THIS FEELING

[@salama931]

I've been going through this too. And I've learnt it healthier to not feel guilty about it. Rather, understand that nothing will change if we are miserable all the time. Might as well find sparks of joy, but also remember that there's a long road ahead where the sparks of joy might be fewer

[@vivrbn]

"It's nice to feel nice feelings" I couldn't agree more!

[@Tsukushi240794]

"I kinda don't want to think about the winter during the spring" I don't know why this hit me so hard, but I really needed to hear it.

[@one_smol_duck]

My mom just scheduled an appointment for the vaccine this week! She works as a Nanny, which makes her now eligible in Ohio where she lives. I haven't stopped smiling since she told me that.

[@duncangilpatric987]

About three years ago, John said that, "Hope is the correct response to the arc of history." These are words to live by, and this video is a marvelous confirmation of that statement.

[@moosechoose]

“No matter what kind of despair awaits you, hope will overcome it.” -Nagito Komaeda

[@mikannn]

[cries in brazilian]

[@eothamec2427]

Oh yeah it’s becoming fall for you guys huh?

[@Anu-ht7gs]

It was only today that I was hopeless for I didn’t find much vlogbrothers content on hope when I needed it the most.. and there it is.. a video on hope.. isn’t that uncanny?

[@aashi8316]

I'm sorry to hear that you need it the most right now. I hope you find it. Best wishes.

[@Anu-ht7gs]

@@aashi8316 thank you, fellow nerd fighter!.. it means a lot!

[@aashi8316]

@@Anu-ht7gs ofc! dfbta :)

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@MKPiatkowski]

Absolutely! We are designed to feel good. Not everything is suffering. Most positive change comes from a place of hope, no matter what your present circumstances look like.

[@stefanhauser2804]

Always remember: the most devastating and life-destroying thing in Pandora's box was HOPE

[@FC-qc8fj]

“It’s nice to feel nice feelings.” Indeed.

[@chloeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

*cw: grief, pain, talking about the state of the world* i think that mourning is good. wallowing in the pain of this time isn’t, but this has ben traumatic for many of us. mourning does not mean ignoring the present, but recognizing the pain that most people (*especially* racial minorities and disabled people) have suffered. i know this wasn’t exactly what you were talking about hank, but i just wanted to say, to anyone who feels like a world that already hated them has completely abandoned them: i understand this pain, to an extent. it’s ok to just mourn and be angry, if the permission of a random trans woman means anything to you. and we deserved better. i hope spring can be kind to those of us who are left.

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

I hope you don't mind me asking, but what does cw mean? I know what tw means but I'm unsure of cw. I'm guessing content warning?

[@chloeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

@@trickytreyperfected1482 yep exactly! it’s basically the exact same thing as far as i understand it

[@sharonoddlyenough]

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[@ozkey1558]

Thank you for this sentiment. I needed this today. Empathy & solidarity mean so much right now. 💙

[@chloeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

@@ozkey1558 i’m glad this helped you 💜

[@artdeco6t6]

Thank you for giving me permission to feel at least a little hopeful, the reluctant hope of “maybe things are getting better but if I notice it might get worse again” is very prevalent

[@heathmccasland]

I'm thankful that Hank and John are healthy, and I hope each of you have a great 2021!

[@MauriceGucci]

Thank you, Hank! I needed this.

[@breadncheeseplz8713]

"I don't want to think about the winter during the spring." Thats really deep for what worrying can be and why choosing hope can be good

[@danaladerer7121]

Thank you for working through these feelings as many of us do so alongside you!

[@kohaikurarensustillgamin.419]

Thank you for that encouragement, knowing somethings are out of everyones control and knowing how you see things. That gives me another perspective about the situation the world is in.

[@morgand.3809]

I wish I could feel nice feelings. I'm glad you guys are turning the corner of this thing and that spring is coming. It's summer here (Brazil) in the literal sense, but in all other senses, this isn't even the dead of winter, it's hell frozen over.

[@SarahBloom]

I think I really needed to hear this. Thank you, Hank.

[@danchrisjohn]

I've been feeling the same way. Thanks for putting it into words!

[@mattstein3332011]

THank you hank i've been feeling similar feelings and to hear it from someone else is comforting and helpful thank u :)

[@d14551]

So many of your videos, including this one, say what I've been thinking, only with more clarity. Hope is better than despair.

[@nikkoleadams4677]

Thank you, Hank. I needed that.

[@dm6halvorson]

2:46 "I worry and I wonder" ...I really feel that

[@anne-marie8018]

I love you Hank! You are the best. Thank you for being such a thoughtful person and filming it.

[@varnull6120]

Watching you process these things with us has been very cathartic. Just gotta keep going and have faith we'll find land

[@rachelansell2707]

I really really needed this, thank you. I have a lot of anxiety; way more in the last 2-3 years than I did in the first 25 years of my life... and it's hard to accept good feelings. My brain deconstructs all my good feelings until I no longer am sure they're real, or I've transitioned myself back into a state of feeling not good. And that's not healthy! Recently I've been trying to let myself feel good when I feel good, and let that be simple and okay. Your video comes at a really amazing time for my journey back to my anxiety not ruling my life. Thank you

[@dianeb.8242]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on something that's been on my mind on-and-off as I continue waiting in isolation and I'm learning more about myself -- like, not that I love isolation, but I love what it's given me and yet it feels uncomfortable enjoying what should be a bad thing. Thank you for the radical joy.

[@mMeFlora]

thank you so much hank i needed this right now, completely unrelated to any global situation

[@nathanfries1520]

Thanks for saying this Hank. I needed it right about now

[@GkellyJ]

Spring in Montana is truly a magical time. Born and raised here, I've come across the same attitude towards the weather that you describe here, Hank: we will admit it will be nasty, but when we're in it, we never complain about it. Just get through it and then - sun and birds and green and spring!

[@pendragon_cave1405]

!!! How do you and your brother so perfectly put into words the ideas circling my own mind?! Thank you ♥️ What you do is so helpful and i appreciate knowing i am not alone with these thoughts/ideas/feelings.

[@heatherstock4491]

"Is this thought serving me?" Thank you therapist!

[@ayushsinha2000]

This was such a timely video for me. Thank you!

[@wilsonxcassie]

I really resonate with this! It feels weird to find joy/hope out of collectively hard times. I've been struggling to find it lately so talking about it more with my friends helps and finding small things to celebrate in the day to day is nice.

[@Momin_Azam]

This is the exact mindset we all need! Love it, Hank ❤️!

[@katherinemercer2950]

This is one of the most profound AND the most useful vlogbrother videos I have seen. Thank you so much.

[@hivern4le]

When watching this video I immediately thought of the poem "Don't hesitate" by Mary Oliver. I hope it helps. “If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happens better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb."

[@autumnbrookesings]

I connect a lot to this video and the thoughts in the dooblydoo. Despite everything happening, I am more often than not more hopeful than despairing. Sometimes I also wonder if it's "selfish" to feel that way with all the bad things in this world, but I always stop prior to guilting myself for feeling happy, because I remember what it was like to be constantly angry at the world. Vlogbrothers and Nerdfighteria was actually the catalyst that shifted that for me as a teenager. Everyone here showed me how to find joy and celebrate the good in the world, and in these 7 years, my life has been much better for it. So, in the midst of all the crap, I still focus on hope, and for me, that keeps me going and motivates me to take action, and allows me to be joyful while doing it. I will forever be thankful to this community for showing me how to do that.

[@rapnsee]

This was a really great video. Resonated with me a lot. Thank you Hank, keep doing you.

[@greta6361]

I’ve been thinking a lot about this too. February was a great month for me after the P4A, Perseverance, warm weather, as well as some huge personal successes. And all the joy that those things brought me made me feel guilty, at first, like I had no right to be feeling so good. But I quickly realized that my hope was not only a good feeling internally, but that it made things better for other people, too. I’m much more productive and kinder to others when I’m feeling good, which makes me feel even better. And I’m trying to hold on to that hope and keep some positive vibes in my life for now and not let anyone or anything take that away from me.

[@AngelWebby10]

When you start a video with "So February was..." and I'm still living in January

[@thelbc3351]

Hank thanks again for creating joy and optimism into this world.

[@sabrinamoran6426]

I’m gonna watch this back 3 times more this is amazing

[@justinhowe3878]

very Buddhist conclusion, examining the feeling for its impact and then deciding if it's a feeling you want to invest more energy into or a feeling you would rather get some distance from

[@allyseal9818]

I love that he ended it with, "that's where I am right now anyway." because he said everything's so confidently but still acknowledges that his outlook could change

[@xavierreed6571]

Thanks for increasing my nice feelings today. (Also, in Montana, so I relate) Sending you love & hope you have a nice feeling day

[@junkjunkloot4357]

Oh wow. "I kind of don't want to think about the winter during the spring." That struck somewhere harder than I was expecting. :') Thanks for your insight as always! Grateful to have so very many different people on this planet working together in small ways to keep one another on better paths.

[@sarahgrin]

Love this, love you. I’m a Californian in NJ and it’s been a hard winter. But we’re making it through - seeing the sunshine makes a big difference for me! ❤️🎵☀️ keep on following that curiosity, hope, and joy, and DFTBA!

[@Kelleyfiafia]

Feel your feelings, Hank! Also thanks for putting words to the feelings and saying them faster than I ever could!💗

[@jennifermilgram764]

Wow I thought I was the only one. I really needed to hear this feeling put into words

[@Angel_Bob_]

Needed to hear this. Not sure exactly why, but thank you

[@4mpersan]

This video is honest and uplifting. Thanks, Hank. For everyone else looking for hope: the P4A raised $2,367,909.42. That's incredible!!

[@film9491]

I just started a new job and it's going really well. I am having a hard time accepting that as reality because so much has been going wrong for so long. Thank you.

[@onlysoicancommentonvlogbro7856]

Hey Hank! Thanks for the video. Your feelings are similar to how I felt recently. My mom had cancer during all of this and we had to be EXTRA diligent about covid. I fought so hard to keep her safe. Thankfully, she is now cancer free!! It is a strange feeling to go from wearing a mask all the time, even around those I live with, to easing up a bit. I feel a sad joy and I'm trying to get comfortable with some kind of comfort again.

[@serenacula3256]

"It's nice to feel nice feelings." Glad to see your decades have led to such wisdom.

[@3rkid]

I got my first dose of Pfizer vaccine today and am absolutely on this wavelength of joyful hope for the future.

[@espurrlady3397]

What a nice video. I really appreciated this. Thank you.

[@2201rafaela]

This week, the pandemic is at its worst here in Brazil. But also, my 81 year old neighbor got his vaccine on Monday. I’m right at that conflicting feeling, Hank. Your words made me tear up because it can be overwhelming to experience joy and despair on the same day, and I’m not sure how my brain is wired to cope with it. Thank you for translating part of what’s going on in my head.