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Straight From My Heart: Expectations

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Hello, and welcome to my blog! Today, I want to share Part 2 of a series I've been writing, on the subject of disappointment. To read part 1, go HERE I left you with a few questions in my last post that are good for anyone who goes through times of disappointment to answer... 1. What causes me to be disappointed? Expectations   - To cling to your expectation is to decide ahead of time how things need to turn out  for you to be happy. Disillusionment - When life doesn't go as we hoped, some degree of disappointment is normal. But at times, that can become disenchantment and develop into deep frustration or even anger.  The Role of Expectation   "Giving up on expectation so we won’t be disappointed is not really a viable option. Much of our excitement and enthusiasm in life comes from eager expectation . We look forward to things when we anticipate a desirable outcome. In fact, often times that excitement makes up a large percentage of the joy we exp