Hopes for the future?

Thinking about hope for the future in the midst of drama can seem impossible. It's hard to not worry about worse case scenarios when so many things are constantly going awry.

When I needed to care for an unwell family member life was chaotic - hospitalisations, rehab, and family conflict. It felt impossible to be hopeful about the future, because it seemed like we'd never know where we'd end up. Even planning social dinners was hard. My family and I learned just to take it one day at a time. We just learned how to be present and to not get attached to an imagined future. Sure, we'd plan things, sure, we'd hope for better things, but if things changed, not being attached to them made it easier to let it go and roll on with life. That's how we dealt with future hopes.

What are your thoughts? What are your hopes for the future? How do you make plans with life's unexpected ups and downs?