Humans are hopeful creatures. We hope for things so that we don't have to deal with negatives. "I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow during the picnic!"

No other creature on earth hopes. Deer don't hope it doesn't rain, they just seek a mostly dry place to wait rain out.

Can too much hope affect your ability to DB. Absolutely. We see examples of that in the board all the time. That's why I cringe when I see LBS making threads like "I don't want a divorce!" We have to realize that despite what we hope for, we have to be ready to deal with negatives appropriately. Thread titles like, "Being a spouse only a fool would leave" or " moving onward and upward!" Are so much better. They show the LBS's willingness to deal with their reality on a positive way.

LBS that put too much focus on their WAS are the ones that end up paralyzed by hope. There LBS that focus on themselves can still have hope as long as their actions are rooted in the reality of their situation.

M(53), W(54),D(19)
M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017
Ring and Piecing since March 2018