By Dr. Corey Allan
Whatever you focus on, grows.
So how much time and energy do you spend focused on your expectations?
A good working definition of expectations is planned disappointment. And expectations are directly correlated with happiness, or more aptly, unhappiness.
When what we expect to happen does not happen, we are disappointed and we suffer pain at some level. The greater the expectation, the greater the pain.
Ironically, we are also likely to be unhappy even when our expectations ARE met!
I shall explain.
We are most grateful for the good things that come our way that we did not expect to happen.
If you expect your spouse to help with the housework, you will be disappointed, mad, sad, or angry when your spouse does not help you with the housework,... More...
