Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter # 97

Finding Strength Amid Despair: Embracing the Power of Beliefs in Hopeless Times

When studying people who prevailed and survived in hellish conditions that proved fatal for some of the others who were present with them, I’ve almost always found predictable patterns and behaviors.

I recall the story I once read about the crash of a U.S. Army aircraft over the Pacific Ocean during WWII, after the bomber ran out of fuel. Onboard were a …