disappointmentsadness or displeasure caused by the nonfulfillment of one's hopes or expectationsora person, event, or thing that causes 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...
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Thursday, February 10, 2022
Disappointment and Expectations
Labels:
disappointment,
expectations,
isolation,
pandemic,
politics
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Encourage Yourself

Treating yourself with the same gentleness
and respect you afford others can give
you the strength to accomplish what
you want in life.
Feelings of unworthiness could negatively affect your self-confidence and cause you to judge yourself harshly.
Giving yourself...
Friday, December 6, 2013
Unrealistic Expectations

Most women are guilty of unrealistic expectations when looking for love and forever . . . aren't we?
Although we know for a fact that Prince Charming does not exist, we still search for him. If the expectation is to find a man who has the traits we most look for in a man, good looks, humorous,...
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expectations,
life,
reality,
relationships
Friday, September 20, 2013
Stop Me

An old love from the past had come back into my life. It was an unresolved issue that haunted me most of my adult life. He had joined the military and never came back . . . well, not until many years after I became a widow. We had a second chance for a future together when he...
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anger,
bad days,
bad times,
blahs,
blessings,
choices,
disappointment,
expectations,
faith,
fate,
frustration,
hope,
love,
pity party,
relationships,
sadness,
transitions
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Anxiety and Tranquility

You may be plagued by anxious feelings today. If you feel overly pressured to succeed in your personal and professional spheres, you could begin retaining tension in your body. The nervous stress affecting your mind could quickly cause your muscles to grow painfully tight and inflexible....
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anxiety,
emotions,
expectations,
life balance,
quality of life,
worry
Monday, October 10, 2011
Great expectations

In an older post,
I defined great expectations
as going beyond hope and faith.
Often faith is described as seeing the outcome before it happens. I felt it, I knew it. I just didn't know what "it" was. My hope was to be happy again. Some people are meant to share...
Labels:
expectations,
faith,
hope,
love
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The Bad Date . . . a nightmare from the past!

This was my first attempt at entering a writing contest back in September of 2007 . . . and it was voted first place . . . back in the days of Yahoo 360 blogs.
It is unfortunately a true story . . . one of my first adventures with online dating after becoming a widow . . . I would say...
Labels:
dating,
deceit,
disappointment,
expectations,
hurt,
lies,
online romance,
romance
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Get out of your own way!

"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
There have been way too many times in my life I've been my own worst enemy.
Negative thinking shadows me even though I make a conscious effort to think more positively....
Labels:
disappointment,
expectations,
negative thoughts
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Positive energy vs negative realities

We have all subconsciously been programmed throughout a lifetime by our parents, friends, siblings, ourselves, and lasting emotions from past experience, whether we know it or not. Our belief system is within the inner self, guiding and controlling our thoughts and actions. Actions create the...
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Personal Growth and Self-Improvement

Acknowledging Your Growth
Foundations of Evolution
Since personal evolution is most often a slow and gradual process, it can be difficult to recognize the scope of the changes taking place in our lives. Yet it is important that we regularly acknowledge our ongoing growth and reward ourselves for...
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expectations,
personal growth,
self-improvement
Monday, February 1, 2010
Shine Sweet Freedom

"No more runnin' down the wrong road Dancin' to a diff'rent drum Can't you see what's goin' on Deep inside your heart Always searchin' for the real thing Livin' like it's far away Just leave all the madness in yesterday You're holdin' the key When you believe it" lyrics from the songSweet Freedom...
Labels:
expectations,
faith,
life circumstances,
positive attitude
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