Real Hope
For me, real hope sprang from hopelessness. In order to get there I needed to learn the truth about my condition. WIth all due respect, I find it interesting how some of us determine what the newcomer must here (I am certainly guilty of this myself).
Being an AA guy,I focus on the hopelessness, just as BasIam mentioned. In my experience this is critical. However, this is just the path I walk, we all know SR offers many. It is my wish that all voices were allowed to speak.