A "hope spot" is like a little light of positivity that shines through when things are looking bad or uncertain. It's when you feel like there's a chance for things to get better, even if they haven't been great so far.
Imagine you were playing a difficult game and kept losing over and over. But then, you finally get to a level where you start to do really well. That would be a hope spot - you feel hopeful that you might actually win the game now!
In the real world, hope spots can happen when something difficult or sad is happening - maybe someone gets sick or there's a bad storm coming. But then, you find out that there are people working to make things better, or that there is help available. That feeling of "things might be okay after all" is a hope spot.
It's important to remember that hope spots don't always mean everything will be perfect from now on - but they do give us a little boost of confidence and positivity to help us keep going through tough times.