Hopium

Thank you for your thoughtful reflection on hope. I can see the duality of hope and fear. I suppose any positive attribute can become an addiction. For me hope is having trust in the unseen—the unknown, and not having hope for a particular outcome that I would like to happen. Hope is holding the future lightly allowing myself to be open to whatever comes. Times of darkness always come and I can be filled with hopelessness and fear—but I also try to embrace the darkness and walk through it—even when I’d rather not. And I do find hope on the other side. I don’t seek it—it arrives with signs of new life like spring after a hard winter.