Fearing hope means protecting yourself from the crash that follows expectation. You expect the worst so you cannot be disappointed, refuse to want things so you cannot lose them, keep hope at arm's length because it has betrayed you before.
Living hopeless means missing the motivation that comes from believing things can be better, accepting present pain because future improvement feels impossible.
Reclaiming hope means risking disappointment, daring to want things, discovering that hope can be safe.
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Content informed by trauma research, polyvagal theory (Stephen Porges), somatic experiencing (Peter Levine), and nervous system regulation studies. For comprehensive citations and further reading, see Unfiltered Wisdom: The Book.
About the Author
Robert Greene is the author and founder of Unfiltered Wisdom, a US Navy veteran, and a trauma survivor with over 10 years of experience in nervous system regulation and somatic healing. He is certified in Yoga for Meditation from the Yogic School of Mystic Arts (Dharamsala, India, 2016) and affiliated with Holistic Veterans, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving veterans in Santa Cruz, California.