{"id":2318,"date":"2012-09-06T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.wordpress.com\/?p=2318"},"modified":"2015-08-25T23:48:42","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T03:48:42","slug":"pearls-of-wisdom-stop-expecting-start-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/pearls-of-wisdom-stop-expecting-start-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Expecting, Start Living"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/stop-expecting-it-to-look-like-what-you-thought.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2319\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/stop-expecting-it-to-look-like-what-you-thought\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/stop-expecting-it-to-look-like-what-you-thought3.png?fit=500%2C378&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,378\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"stop expecting it to look like what you thought\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/stop-expecting-it-to-look-like-what-you-thought3.png?fit=500%2C378&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2319\" title=\"stop expecting it to look like what you thought\" src=\"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/stop-expecting-it-to-look-like-what-you-thought.png?resize=500%2C378\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Imagination is a beautiful thing. It&#8217;s what makes gives us empathy and gives us our passion for life and humanity. Reality, though? It trumps imagination every time; there is\u00a0<em>nothing<\/em>\u00a0like the surge of excitement and the lessons learned from experiencing mind, body and soul.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Low expectations are often a self-fulfilling prophecy. We insulate ourselves from failure, don\u2019t 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\u2019s not going to happen. And we know that a good outcome that\u2019s less than the great one we hoped for actually feels like failure.Perhaps it\u2019s worth considering no expectations. Intense effort followed by an acceptance of what you get in return. It doesn\u2019t make good TV, but it\u2019s a discipline that can turn you into a professional.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2014<em>Seth Godin<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Magic is something you make.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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\u00a0<em>reacts.<\/em> Reality is neither two-dimensional nor predictable.\u00a0What something or who someone actually\u00a0<em>is<\/em>\u00a0is so much more than what you imagined.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There&#8217;s always more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">. \u00a0 . \u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">x<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>{image <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\">via<\/a>}<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagination is a beautiful thing. It&#8217;s what makes gives us empathy and gives us our passion for life and humanity. Reality, though? It trumps imagination every time; there is\u00a0nothing\u00a0like 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\u2019t 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\u2019s not going to happen. And we know that a good outcome that\u2019s less than the great one we hoped for actually feels like failure.Perhaps it\u2019s worth considering no expectations. Intense effort followed by an acceptance of what you get in return. It doesn\u2019t make good TV, but it\u2019s a discipline that can turn you into a professional. \u2014Seth 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\u00a0reacts. Reality is neither two-dimensional nor predictable.\u00a0What something or who someone actually\u00a0is\u00a0is so much more than what you imagined. 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