How to remain hopeful in the final weeks

I am 38 + 4 days and beginning to feel like this baby is never going to be ready to come out! I know, I know, I'm not even at my due date yet. But it's just so hard! All my friends had their babies before their due dates and I keep seeing all the November mommies on here who have had their little ones. I don't mind waiting until 40 weeks but the problem is, my doctor just told me that I have to schedule a "just in case" date to be induced if I go past 40 weeks. I know it's just in case but I really have my hopes set on a completely natural birth & really want to avoid being induced. I've been trying natural things like raspberry leaf tea, evening primrose oil, yoga ball, walking, eating dates, sex, cinnamon. Nothing seems to make much of a difference. My cervix is so high you can't even reach it. I haven't lost any of my plug yet. I have lots of Braxton hicks but they are just irregular and random. I feel like crying just writing this! The thought of my water actually breaking or me actually having some real, consistent contractions honestly just seems too good to be true!! It's making me very irritable and sad. Have any other moms felt this way??