Stop Expecting, Start Living

Imagination is a beautiful thing. It’s what makes gives us empathy and gives us our passion for life and humanity. Reality, though? It trumps imagination every time; there is nothing like the surge of excitement and the lessons learned from experiencing mind, body and soul.

Low expectations are often a self-fulfilling prophecy. We insulate ourselves from failure, don’t try as hard, brace for the worst and often get it.High expectations, on the other hand, will inevitably lead to disappointment. Keep raising what you expect and sooner or later (probably sooner) it’s not going to happen. And we know that a good outcome that’s less than the great one we hoped for actually feels like failure.Perhaps it’s worth considering no expectations. Intense effort followed by an acceptance of what you get in return. It doesn’t make good TV, but it’s a discipline that can turn you into a professional.

—Seth Godin

Magic is something you make.

Stop expecting, because it takes away from the joy of living and the surprises experience can bring. Nothing ever is as it appears; things are complex and life reacts. Reality is neither two-dimensional nor predictable. What something or who someone actually is is so much more than what you imagined.

There’s always more.

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