EXPECTATIONS

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I have seen so many people always talking about how they end up hurting themselves because of expectations.

It is true. Expectations do hurt.

I believe in doing things without expecting too much in return. Expecting too much leads to unnecessary pain, which I am sure none of us need in our lives. I think expecting less makes me a happier person and also keeps my mental peace intact.

When you start expecting, you open the door for people to hurt you. You give them the liberty to control your emotions. Let's not do that.

Expectations lead to disappointment. When you expect something from someone you start moving away from reality. You unintentionally start ignoring the sane thoughts in your head and you stop thinking rationally. You start living in a fantasy world, far far away from reality, but when it hits you, you feel hurt.

Expecting too much also leads to stress, anxiety, overthinking and depression. We start doing stupid things like comparing ourselves to others. When our expectations are not fulfilled we victimize ourselves and start blaming others for every bad thing happening to us or in our lives. Victimizing one's self is an extremely toxic practice. You look pitiful and you start playing the blame game now and then. You get habituated to pointing fingers at others and making it look like you are the one suffering, all the time. This puts a full stop to your sanity.

Sometimes expecting too much out of your partner, family, friends, job, marriage or situations ruins your peace of mind. This way you end up ruining your health.

It is very important to understand that if we expect less, it becomes easy for us to accept the reality and move on with it. We need to know what to expect, when to expect, how much to expect and from whom to expect.

All of us are blessed with a beautiful life and we should be grateful for that. Some people don't even have half of what we do. Thank the god every day, and stop expecting too much. appreciate what you have. Be satisfied.

I am not saying I don't expect anything from life or the ones involved but all I am saying is that I strongly believe in giving more than expecting.

What you give, comes back to you.

Unnecessary expectations will hurt you. Don't let that happen. I know it is a tough thing to not expect anything in return from someone or something you have done so much for but try. It's hard but you are strong enough to succeed.

Believe in accepting more than expecting.

"If you expect nothing from anybody, you're never disappointed." - Sylvia Plath