I Want Something from You (But I Sure As Hell Don’t Expect to Get It)!

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Greetings, my fellow Bent Minders! I think I’ve got a good one today. Unrealistic Expectations or Expectations Period. But I think my above title sounded much better than that. LOL

Let’s face it. We all have some sort of expectations of things, and especially of people.

For example:

• I EXPECT you to call me.
• I EXPECT you to pay me.
• I EXPECT you to pay attention to me.
• I EXPECT you to listen to me.
• I EXPECT you to like me.
• I EXPECT you to love me.
• I EXPECT you to be there for me.
• I EXPECT you to be where you say you’re going to be.
• I EXPECT you to help me.
• I EXPECT you to like/love my posts on social media!!!!!!!

Oh God!! Especially that last one, right? (see my very last post on Toxicity in Social Media Validation).

We, as human beings/earth things – I prefer earth things to earthlings – are always expecting SOMETHING from others. ALL. THE. BLOODY. TIME. Heck, we can expect things from objects. For example, I expect my car to take me where I want to go. I expect my computer to execute the commands I give it. You get the picture.

Anyway, expectations really can get us into trouble. Because what if you DON’T get what you expect? What happens then? If you are anything like me (and I don’t mind throwing myself under the proverbial bus to get run over), but I feel disappionted. Let down. Upset. Pissed off. When I don’t get what I want.

It really can mess with your mind when you don’t get what you expect. Like a child expecting Santa Claus to visit you and bring LOTS of toys and presents at Christmastime. Or even now, like a person expecting all the likes and loves and hugs on Facebook for your birthday. It can be a real downer not to get what you expect.

I know. I’ve been there. I suspect many of you have been, too.

I have been hurt/disappointed so many times in my life, starting in childhood. Expecting my parents, who didn’t raise me, to come see me on my birthday, at Christmastime, etc. and when they couldn’t come, I was VERY disappointed.

I was very disappointed when I didn’t win the band awards I thought I should have won.

I have been VERY disappointed in relationships.

And on and on and on and on!!

I know a lot of you are probably saying, “well, Derek. Honey, that’s ALL OF US! It’s a part of life.” Yes. But how do YOU handle it? How do you handle disappointment? Let me know in the comment section below.

Some say don’t expect anything from anyone at all. And the older I get, the more I tend to agree with that. I think it is quite toxic to expect things from people all the time. I really do. Don’t get me wrong, there are unspoken things that, of course, we should expect from people. Like being where you say you’re going to be. Being there on time. Treating people with courtesy. But I am realizing more and more when it comes to other things, especially being liked and/or loved by people, don’t expect that shit at all. I have even gotten to a point not to expect help from people or favors, big or small. I have been disappointed SO MANY times in that area. Or when someone makes a promise and they don’t live up to it.

I have decided to simply let go. Let me repeat that. LET GO. Another New Age term LOL But it works for me. I don’t have the time or the energy to live on broken promises. I have entirely TOO MUCH to do.

This is ESPECIALLY true of when I need help with something. Just recently I asked a close friend for a help with something. And well. Chirp, chirp, cricket ,cricket. This person has yet to respond. Am I mad? Not all. I mean, I know people are busy. But it does prove my point. This song by Simply Red captures this theme PERFECTLY!

And this is how I handle disappiontment now.

I keep on moving!! LOL It serves me quite well mentally to do just that!!!

Again, tell me your thoughts in the comment section below.

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That’s it! Till the next time, and please be mentally well!!