[captain_crabs]

Here's the line of reasoning I use that keeps me in the game. Sorry if this is way off the deep end! :)

"The impediment to action advances action. The obstacle is the way." - Marcus Aurelius

In the face of overwhelming despair, there's always a choice you can take that is hope. Right action is training yourself to habitually choose that, and continue with it, regardless of the circumstances.

Those deepest moments of self-doubt, those are when you're able to have thoughts from that context that you couldn't when you're all happy and stuff. Those moments themselves are intrinsically valuable to be present in, and pay attention to. And by inducing them in yourself and choosing to behave properly against them, you can train yourself before the big moment comes.

I feel like this might be crazy and overly intense, but I can't really conceive of any other aspirational way of existing, so I hope its somewhat helpful!

[logiclion]

I like to think of it as integrating with the shadow, both hands serve the same master

[myaso]

Hope can lead you to a dead end if you're on the wrong path to begin with.