It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have.
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.
So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.
As long as I focus on what I feel and don't worry about where I'm going, it works out. Having no expectations but being open to everything is what makes wonderful things happen. If I don't worry, there's no obstruction and life flows easily. It sounds impractical, but 'Expect nothing; be open to everything' is really all it is.
When you go through a negative situation, don't think about it. Make it positive.
Everybody has a different journey. Everybody has a different path, and you don't really know what to expect. All you know is to just keep plugging away, and you hope something will come through and something will happen.
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
Anything negative that happens to you in life can be turned into a positive as far as acting is concerned. You can draw on your experiences - it's far better than any research.
For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience.