Expectations

It is easy for people to say, 'Never judge a book by its cover!' But it is even harder for people to do.

I have heard that the greatest expectation to get over is the ones we set ourselves. If this is true, then we really are our own worst critic.

Parents, family and friends all have different expectations for each other... whether they admit to them or not. Some care, expecting good results and some expect others to fail, to lose out and to never reach their dreams.

Some peoples expectations are developed from anger and jealously... some people hate and don't just expect us to fail, but want us too.

The thing is... everyone expects something different and because of this, a lot of people will be let down and let you down.

It is in the way we dress, how we speak and the company we select. It is where we live, our family name and the job we have. It is the ring we wear, the bruises we show and the choices we make... it is expectations from who we are and the things we do.

Most people have dreams, goals they'd like to reach. My mum plays the lottery every week and expects to win any day now. She still checks her emails to see if she has won, even though her expectations know she probably hasn't... but wouldn't it be nice.

We all have expectations; some are viewed as pressure to do well. Striving to do what everyone has told us we will achieve and worrying we won't. Worrying we'll disappoint and worrying we'll fall.

An expectation is something others think they will see, our own expectations are things we hope others will see and when we expect from others, that’s what we hope to see.

The great thing about expectations is, it doesn't matter if we don't always succeed in them. My dad always tells me... I will be happy, as long as you tried your best.

We always expect... so just try your best, no one who cares will ask anymore of you.

Don’t be too hard on yourself, they’ll always be expectations.