The Hope Habit is Here — And I Need Your Help

After years of dreaming, writing, and wrestling with the meaning of hope, The Hope Habit is finally out in the world.

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Brett Esslinger
April 08, 2025

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This week’s note is deeply personal.

After years of dreaming, writing, and wrestling with the meaning of hope, The Hope Habit is finally out in the world.

I wrote this book not because hope is easy, but because it’s hard. I believe we need a more honest kind of hope—a resilient hope that doesn’t give up when life doesn’t go as planned. A hard hope.

“Sometimes hope fulfills itself in a different way than we imagined. And if we aren’t paying attention, we’ll miss it because we were looking for something easier.” — The Hope Habit

The response so far has been incredible—messages, stories, photos of the book arriving on doorsteps. Thank you. Truly. This project was never about me; it’s about building a community of people who dare to keep hoping even when things break.

Now, I need your help to keep the momentum going.

Here’s how you can support:

2. Leave a review – even just a few sentences makes a huge difference in helping others find the book

3. Share it with someone who needs a hopeful word

If The Hope Habit impacted you—or made you think, cry, pause, or pray—let others know. Your words will help spread this message further than I ever could alone.

“Hope isn’t passive. It’s a habit—a daily rhythm of gratitude, forgiveness, and prayer that forms us into people who can hold onto God even when everything else slips.”

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We live in a world desperate for something real. Let’s offer them more than optimism. Let’s give them hope…

With gratitude and hope,

P.S. If you post about The Hope Habit online, tag me—I’d love to see it and share the love.

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