Have you ever been disappointed in the way someone showed up for you? Or maybe you’ve been disappointed in the way you showed up for someone else. Why do we silently put unrealistic expectations on ourselves and those we love? And who are we to decide the evolutionary timeline of someone else’s growth? Especially since we can’t tell someone the evolutionary timeline of our own growth.
I think it was Glennon Doyle I heard sharing a conversation she had with her daughters. She was telling them it was okay to disappoint others in order to not disappoint themselves. She told them especially when it comes to me, you can disappoint me as long as you don’t disappoint yourself. I thought it was such a powerful message to share with her children.
Expectations in the positive sense give rise to hope, and if we don’t have hope we don’t always want to live or continue to do a job that might be proving difficult.
Something you can do is always pay attention to your motives. Because your motives change. Your motive for getting up this morning will be different than your motive for getting up a month from now.
Remember, we can in no way know what other people’s motives are in any given moment.
And what a great topic for an episode with Tracy Brady!
Join Tracy Brady and I, as we discuss making promises to ourselves and others we can’t keep and the disappointment that comes with that broken promise. It was interesting to discover we do this in response to self protection! It has to do with the Fight, Flight or Flee response in us all.
This is truly a fascinating conversation. I hope you enjoy and discover the power and light you hold within yourself.
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