have you ever thought that maybe your life isn’t disappointing,
maybe your expectations of life are too high 😬
at the same time life bends to your will, life also be lifin’!
so check it: you do have the ability to make life work for you, but it’s only after you’ve seen what life is offering that you can make that petition.
so realistically, living is about acceptance rather than control.
it’s easy to get caught up in making sure your life appears a certain way or ensuring that you experience only what you want to experience.
but that’s why you’re disappointed now, fam — because you won’t allow life to show you what it’s truly made of.
today, release your expectations + give yourself permission to flow freely through life.
expectations are a fancy word for limitations + in all honesty, have no place in your life when it comes to aspects of control.
controlling expectations sound like:
“i did all the things so this should/could/would happen for me + it’s not. what gives?…”
or
“i/they can’t wear/say/be/do that… that can’t be there…”
or
“this is not how life is suppose to look right now” —
essentially, we want to be in control of how life does what it does + when it doesn’t conform to our will, we’re disappointed.
the expectation that all things work out for your highest good is a form of accepting life at face value + being willing to work with what it gives you.
personally, you can set your expectations as high as you want, fam.
at the same time, that doesn’t mean that life will adhere to or abide by your expectations. 🤷🏾♀️
our expectations can serve as encouragement + inspiration, but they aren’t hard + fast rules so give grace —
to yourself,
to others,
+ to all living creatures.
we all out here living + doing our best while life is lifin’ + we all deserve some grace.
be you, be dope!
Phylicia Sadsarin
Mindset Coach
journal prompt(s) for today:
did you grow up with high expectations for yourself + others? now that you’re older, have your expectations of yourself + others changed? why or why not?