In talking about expectations, not sure you can get around not talking about acceptance. Not sure if acceptance comes before or after throwing away the expectations. Maybe there is a Place for them at each end.
Acceptance is sometimes seen as a waving of the white flag, admitting defeat, a giving up of sorts. It is seen with a yellow stripe painted down its back. I don't see it that way, I think it is a grown up, mature thing to do. Not a bad thing and quite possibly, a very good thing.
It is part of our journey, a big part. As we move from season to season in our lives, things change, people change, our lives do not, stay the same. If they do, we are doing Something very,very wrong.
Whether hopes, dreams, people or outcomes, when it time to move forward, acceptance moves in and will help with the transition. To the next thing, to the next leg of the journey. Think of it as an old friend, you get to see every so often. If you can change your perspective from a negative to a positive, there is only one way to see it for what it is. A win-win...
