Nov 23, 20202 min read

Hope creates Expectations

Updated: Nov 23, 2020

When you create Hope in people, you create expectations. When you do not fulfill those expectations, when the change becomes more of the same old, same old, the Hope that was created can only turn to anger, frustration and bitter disappointment.

―Vermin Supreme

As we draw close to the holidays what are your expectations? For me I know definitely, there will be no get together with extended family and friends. Even face-to-face work socials such as the annual Christmas Social are out of the question as we enter another lock-down due to Covid-19 restrictions.

My immediate expectation is that each and everyone of us do our part so we can flatten the Covid-19 curve that impacts us and life.

In viewing life in general; do you expect things of yourself? Are there certain areas of your life where expectations are high, and others where they are low? What creates them?

What are your expectations of others?

You don’t ask nobody to give what they can’t give or be what they can’t be. You’ve learnt that, you got a head start on heartbreak.

― Jack Farris

We all have expectations and that is part of life and of living. Expectations have their place but problems arise when we fail to give the right significance to expectation, such as expecting more or less from others or ourselves, than we ought to.

Expectations may sometimes lead you to disappointments, but often the experiences they provide lead us to manage our expectations wisely.

Dance gently with hope and practice aligning yourself with that which you wish to receive. Much love…🌹

I hope you do not let anyone else’s expectations direct the course of your life.

― Julianne Donaldson

Below are 5 more inspirational quotes on expectations to help you keep yours in check.

To succeed in life and achieve results, you must understand and master three mighty forces— desire, belief, and expectation.

– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself and others, you may find the happiness that has always eluded you.

― Lisa Kleypas

That was the thing about the world: it wasn’t that things were harder than you thought they were going to be, it was that they were hard in ways that you didn’t expect.