Expectations are killer!
How many times have we allowed our expectations of others ruin our day? Think of how silly that is. We are allowing someone else to make us upset. If we expect people to act a certain way, and they don’t, we tend to get upset. So the simple thing to do is lower your expectations. Sounds simple, however it may be one of the harder things you have to do. If you wish to live a happy life you will learn to look at your expectations and figure out what should be a real one, and what ones are setting yourself up for disappointment. By doing this we gain a little more control over how we react.
I have a favorite T.V. show, however after 5 years they took it off the air. Had I expected it to stay on forever I would have been disappointed more then I was. I am human so yes I was disappointed, however the degree was far less then it could have been if I had expected it to stay on forever.
Sounds silly, after all it’s just a T.V. show but look at the big picture, your best friend is human, humans are born to die. Expect it, while you will still feel the lose of your friend, you will not be shocked by it.
Just food for thought
