Yeah I think you're right about the lil piece of hope. It has a good purpose when you're in this 'limbo' stage - where you have no idea what's going to happen. But, once the path seems to be set, it's good to let that hope go and get to that place of detachment.
I don't know how to explain it, but I can literally feel that detachment, whereas previously I was acting and trying to get detached.
I updated my thread last night, but I'll add some stuff soon. Not much has changed.