In devising a way to assess hope scientifically, Dr. Snyder went beyond the simple notion that hope is merely the sense that everything will turn out all right.
Twelve million people were unemployed, and conventional wisdom said the only thing to do was to ride it out, wait, and hope that things would turn around.
That's about a third the number that's usually allowed at the Churchill Downs Racetrack but the mayor of Louisville says it's nice to feel things coming back.
Understanding is the first step to improving, and while you can't make every unhealthy relationship healthy—some you're going to have to leave behind—you can do your part every day to do relationships better.