The Hope Cafe – Little Sips of Inspiration

Welcome to The Hope Cafe
The Hope Cafe was designed to provide little "sips" of encouragement through reflective quotes and inspiring artwork. We hope you find it uplifting.

Some of the artwork in The Hope Cafe, like our cup of tea, is created by traumatically brain injury survivors, their siblings, or their caregivers.

This website is a service provided by Unmask the Invisible, whose mission is to create a network of lifelong support for traumatic brain injury survivors and caregivers by teaching resiliency and providing inspiration through art, education, and advocacy.

Our Spiritual Resources page is open to all. Please visit our website to learn more about what we do.

"Each fresh peak ascended teaches something."

– Sir Martin Convay

“There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.”

Vincent Van Gogh

"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness."

—Archbishop Desmond Tutu

"To reach perfection, I do not need to grow up. On the contrary, I need to stay little, to become more and more little. O my God, you have surpassed my expectations, and I wish to sing of your mercies."

— St. Therese of Lisieux
The Story of a Soul

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.

—John Barrymore

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

Thomas Aquinas

I don't paint dreams or nightmares.
I paint my own reality.
—Frida Kahlo

Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes...including you.

—Anne Lamott

Train your mind to hear what God is

whispering to you

"Each fresh peak ascended teaches something."

– Sir Martin Convay

“There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.”

~Vincent Van Gogh

"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness."

—Archbishop Desmond Tutu

"To reach perfection, I do not need to grow up. On the contrary, I need to stay little, to become more and more little. O my God, you have surpassed my expectations, and I wish to sing of your mercies."

— St. Therese of Lisieux
The Story of a Soul

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.

—John Barrymore

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

Thomas Aquinas

I don't paint dreams or nightmares.
I paint my own reality.
—Frida Kahlo

Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes...including you.

—Anne Lamott