If we're stuck with having expectations, there's a very good reason to embrace positive ones: It's that we often create what we anticipate.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I try not to think about the expectations of other people because there's always going to be expectations.
If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
There's a certain grace in accepting what your life is and embracing all the good things that have been - but there's still an expectation of good things to come. Not necessarily what you expected.
Our thoughts about an event can have a dramatic effect on how we go through the event itself. When our expectations are low, it's easy to be pleasantly surprised. When they're not, we're vulnerable to painful disappointment. Because of this, many people spend a good deal of effort trying to avoid developing high hopes about anything.
You begin by always expecting good things to happen.
Well, for us, it's always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it's always a big plus no matter what happens.
I don't have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments.
When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have.
When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment.
Expectations are an evil thing.