hopes and expectations...
It's weird the diffences between hopes and expectations. It seems that if you mix the 2 up you will get hurt more often than you would guess.
Hopes are the things that you can throw your effort behind. You can hope with all your might and can protect yourself from disappointment, IF your expectations are kept low enough.
I can hope that a party I throw will be hugely popular with 20+ guests, but if I expect half the people to not show up and just have the 10 that always show up, then I won't be disappointed when only 10 show up. I can be pleasantly surprised when 20+ show up.
I think keeping expectations low is also a good way to deal with people. But is that true? Should you keep expectations low when dealing with people? Maybe you should only keep friends that challenge you and help you grow. Maybe you should set high standards. Maybe you should only be friends with people that are good.
Maybe I am full of shit and should go to bed as running at 7am comes early.
Peace out-
T
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Hey Tim, I was just looking through other blogs at random here in Seattle and found yours. I hope to read all of it eventually. I expect to finish August. (Well, I thought I'd try and put something appropriate to this post). Ciao! Visit my blog, if you like. Mike in Capitol Hill
I'm really worn out on forcing myself to hang out with people who require more tolerance and acceptance than most, thereby challenging myself to be a better person. But overall my opinion, when it comes to settling for low standards (taking the easy way out) rather than expecting the best (uh oh, you might get disappointed! you can handle it!) is this favorite cliche: "it's better to aim high and miss than always shoot low and hit"
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