Expectations can get you into trouble. They can lead to disappointment if they don't come true. However, expectations can also direct your mind towards optimism. If you're filled with positive expectations, you'll be inspired to make positive changes. Expectations are powerful. Use this power wisely.
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Irritating
When you take a closer look at something that is irritating to you, you'll see that it reveals a belief you hold. It wouldn't bother you so much if you didn't have an expectation, a belief that it should be something different than it is. As with every belief of yours, you are in control … Continue reading Irritating
Release
Release the past. Release the pain that you're holding onto. I know you want to feel vindicated. I know you want to protect yourself from getting hurt like that again. But holding onto the pain and reliving the past is only causing you to hurt yourself. Release it. Move forward and don't look back. Release … Continue reading Release
Expectations
Eliminate expectations, and you'll be sure to lead a blissful life. Expectations do nothing but set you up for disappointment. At the very least they blur your vision to the beauty of what's really going on around you, because you're fixated on having your expectations met instead. I read this quote that says: Expectations are … Continue reading Expectations
Filter
Do you realize that nothing seems to be changing in your life, or rather, nothing seems to be changing for the better, because you don't really expect it to? If you don't expect good news, then how can it come to you? If you don't expect positive change, well then you're going to get what … Continue reading Filter
Expectations
Expectations can really set you up for disappointment, and even depression. Sometimes you don't even realize you were stuck on some kind of expectation, until you feel disappointed. That disappointment feeling can be crushing, but it is also a great indicator that it is time to start feeling more appreciation. If you can refocus your … Continue reading Expectations
Simply the Best
Expect it to work out. Get so busy expecting that good things will happen, that you forget to worry about the bad things that might happen. Expect the best, and you may just get it. You'll certainly be in a good mood by simply expecting the best, until you do get it.
Expect the Best.
Everything begins with a thought. So, you might as well start out with the best intended thoughts you can think. Expect the best. Train your mind to believe that the best outcome will always work out for you, and start to see how it does just that.
Great Expectations
Have you heard the advice on how expectations can affect your happiness? It's usually meant to advise against setting yourself up for disappointment by having expectations that are bound to fail. And these expectations are most always about others and their behavior. But what if instead, we had expectations for how we've decided to see … Continue reading Great Expectations