disappointment
"Disappointment is part of daily life. The only way to avoid it is to have no expectations, desires, or values.
The most common disappointment is about expectations. Whenever expectations go unmet, we experience disappointment. The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. Many people attempt to manage disappointment by lowering expectations. While expectations should be realistic, lowering them too far sacrifices enthusiasm and capacity for enjoyment.
Disappointment is so unpleasant that when it happens, we’re often unaware of anything other than sadness, irritability, resentment, anger, or aggressive impulse."
Read the rest of the article at Psychology Today, click here.
At this time and place in history, I have come to the conclusion that the whole world is experiencing long term disappointment.
Politics and the media has us sitting in our opposing corners with family at odds with each other over opinions in general while experiencing long term isolation due to a pandemic that has the general public at each others throats for one reason or another.
This disappointment has turned into resentment, aggressiveness and irritability. At least that is how I see it.
Personally, I long for the days of Dean Martin and "That's Amore."
On an individual basis, are we experiencing personal disappointment in each other because our expectations are too high?
Or . . .
Have we turned too cold to each other's feelings?
On the other hand, have we become too sensitive?
Do people in general even care about others anymore?
Social media has become brutal. Participation in social media used to be one of my favorite things to do and was something I looked forward to each day. It seems like overnight it all changed.
I'm sad for the human race and how we have turned on each other instead of being grateful for the love, compassion and kindness of friends and family in our lives.
Or maybe it is just me in the depressed mode I've been in.
I'll end by quoting the Dean Martin song . . . "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore." I would love to go back to those days.
We are lost.
As for me, I'm still searching for Peace, Love and Happiness.
