Hope vs. Hopelessness
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Miranda asked me, “What do I do? My spouse is hopeless that we can save our marriage. I’m losing hope, too.”
A couple of weeks ago, I did a training for members of my VIP Program, noting three barriers in the way of a spouse working on the marriage… along with how to respond. One of those barriers is hopelessness.
But if a spouse is hopeless… how can you hold onto hope?
There is an equation of hope: hope = goal + pathways to goal + action to get there.
If you noticed from the equation, a spouse (you) can choose hope, even when a spouse is hopeless. Especially if you recognize that the hopeless spouse cannot see that goal… cannot see a way forward (a path)… and therefore, can’t see a way to take action.
There are traps at each of those three elements of hope… and if one is not present, it isn’t really hope. So, let’s talk about how to grab each element, keep it in place, and keep moving forward.
Listen to the episode below.
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