Humans tell stories; it’s how we are wired to experience reality and a key mechanism of our sociability. When we feel hope or despair, it’s not necessarily because our reality has changed—we feel these emotions when we believe a narrative.

Which affords us incredible power, as we possess the ability to rise above the occasion. Our biology offers a way to achieve the improbable, when our minds believe the possible.

We can activate this potential even in the darkest times, and that’s not where we are. We can consider, we can empathize, we can thrive, and we can change the world.