EXPECTATIONS, A BIG NO!

--- Expectations Kill Peace (and Possibly Your Wi-Fi Connection) Let’s face it: expectations are the drama queens of our inner world. They strut in, uninvited, promising happiness and “manifested reality,” and then — boom — everything falls apart because someone forgot your birthday or didn’t text back in 0.3 seconds. Welcome to the human experience. Expectation: The Sneaky Ninja of Disappointment You know how it goes. You send someone a “good morning” text and expect a sweet reply. What you get instead is "K." Not even "Ok." Just K. Suddenly your day is ruined, your coffee tastes bitter, and you're rethinking your entire friendship. Why? Because expectations snuck in, built a five-star hotel in your brain, and when reality didn’t match the room service menu, they threw a tantrum. Peace? That Thing You Had Before You Expected a Lot Remember peace? That calm, Zen-like feeling when you didn’t overthink every word in an email? That was before you expected your coworker to understand sarcasm or your partner to read your mind. Here’s the truth: peace and expectations can’t live in the same apartment. One of them has to go. Spoiler alert — peace pays rent on time. Expectations just clog the sink and blame you. Replace Expectations with… Nothing. Literally, Nothing. “But if I don’t expect anything, won’t I be emotionally numb?” No. You’ll just be emotionally prepared. Instead of expecting your boss to notice your 57-slide PowerPoint, just assume they won’t. Then when they do, it’s a bonus. When they don’t, you’re not crying in the supply closet wondering if this is why Steve from accounting got the promotion. Upgrade to Intentions (Like Expectations, but Less Toxic) Expectations: “They better remember our anniversary, or I’m flipping a table.” Intentions: “I’ll remind them it’s our anniversary because I value our relationship more than surprise resentment.” See the difference? One ends in a rom-com. The other ends with you explaining broken furniture. In Conclusion (Before You Start Expecting a Conclusion) Life becomes a lot lighter when you stop expecting it to go according to your Pinterest board. People are unpredictable. Wi-Fi will cut out during your big presentation. Your Uber Eats driver will eat your fries. That’s just how it goes. So stop expecting, start laughing, and maybe — just maybe — you’ll find that peace isn’t something you earn. It’s what’s left when you stop expecting the world to behave. ---