The Hope score on Dr. Seligman’s Learned Optimism test, he indicated, was the most important score of all. As Seligman went on to explain, we can learn to be more hopeful. We can learn to think in optimistic ways. Helen Keller famously said “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope.”
Meditate on: Hebrews 6:17-19
Set goals. The hopeful mind embraces goals and the plans necessary to achieve them. These require a visionary future, even as you think realistically about the present. Be ambitious, hoping for the best.
Meditate on Ezra 1 & 6; Nehemiah 1 – 6
Define your own future. You are responsible for your own choices in life, and hope embraces that power and choice of direction in life. Your past does not determine your future. You do. You are not a pawn of fate.
Meditate on Ezekiel 34:7-9; Rom. 8:12-17; 10:8-13
Smile frequently. Tune in to every opportunity to pass on a smile to others. This will help you connect with them, even during circumstances that seem to pull people further apart. Smiling is difficult with a facemask on, but even your eyes can smile. ☺
Meditate on Philippians 4:4; Mark 10:13 -16; I Thessalonians 5:16-18
Improve yourself. Life brings opportunities for growth through the difficulties we experience. As you recognize these opportunities, you’ll be shocked how quickly growth can come forward.
Meditate on James 1:2-5; II Timothy 3:16-17; I Thessalonians 5:12-14
Dr. Ron Newman 
Yes, smiling with a Facemask is different, but I noticed early on that being friendly and making people smile results in you seeing the sparkle in their eyes when they smile. The facemask handicap doesn’t keep our smiles from being projected.