3678: Hope Is The Thing With Feathers by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress on How to Be More Optimistic

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🗓️ 24 July 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3678: Krista O’Reilly-Davi-Digui reflects on a quietly profound moment shared with her dying mother, discovering that hope can exist alongside grief. Through birdsong, sunlight, and presence, she finds that beauty and suffering are not opposites but companions, offering solace in the midst of heartbreak. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/hope-the-thing-with-feathers/ Quotes to ponder: "Joy and pain can coexist." "It is possible to feel happiness as someone you love is dying." "The Waxwings brought it to me. They pretended they were only there to eat the berries. But I saw it, the stroke of vibrant yellow brushed boldly along the tips of their otherwise somber tails." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.2	This is optimal living daily. Hope is the thing with feathers by Krista O'Reilly Davy DeGee of
1:09.1	a Life in Progress.C. And I Justa Mollick. We get right to
1:13.6	today's post as we optimize our life. Hope is the Thing with Feathers by Krista O'Reilly-Davidigee
1:24.5	of a life in progress.ca. The day was bright and clear. I sat in my
1:31.5	little living room, chair pulled up close to the big picture window shaded by the mountain ash tree,
1:37.5	heavy laden with orange berries. The sun flitted and sparkled as it pushed its way through the
1:43.1	branches, spilling wavy patterns over my lap and onto the wooden floor.
1:47.9	My mom sat across from me on the couch. She was dying. Except in that moment, we still believed there was a chance.
1:56.4	I'd always struggled with anxiety, but when my mom was diagnosed, I felt like I started unraveling.
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