Expectations!!!

Wow, what a big word! Expectations.

Have you ever gone to a nice restaurant and expected a perfect meal but left disappointed?

Ever woke up expecting a sunny day and it rains all day, even though that's not what the weather man had forecasted?

Ever had a friend make a promise and they forgot to do what they promised they would do?

You know that all these types of expectations are made by us everyday and we are continually being let down when things don't turn out the way we expected them to or people don't respond the way we expected them to.

What we do with that?...... The answer is one of the keys to our happiness.
I have found that even at my age, I still face dealing with the disappointment of let down from the expectations I have set in my mind. No amount of kicking, screaming (LOL), fit throwing (i.e. two year old temper tantrum), or pouting (which by the way we adults can do very well when we want our way) can actually turn things OUR way. So what do we do when we have high expectations and they are let down???

Is my answer easy? Well yes and no. It's easy to say but harder to practice. We must learn to be content in all circumstances. Face it, sometimes things just don't work out the way we thought (expected) they would! So we must deal with it and you and the way you think are the only way to the happiness. As long as you remain mad, you will be unhappy. Once you face the fact that it ain't gonna happen, you FREE yourself to move forward and decide what is next.

I am blogging about this because I find it is something I have to remind myself all the time. You alone are responsible for your own happiness.

With that I say, have a great day!