tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post892714020285514563..comments2023-11-02T04:53:05.386-05:00Comments on kc bob: Expectations get us in trouble ...kc bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-78090347298025233092013-10-17T14:44:06.493-05:002013-10-17T14:44:06.493-05:00Thanks for the non-vanilla comment! ツ Thanks for the non-vanilla comment! ツ kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-14409675740634129382013-10-16T14:16:59.802-05:002013-10-16T14:16:59.802-05:00In a brief word or so, having expectations of othe...In a brief word or so, having expectations of others leads surely to disappointment.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-74629550720174062422013-10-14T09:54:40.845-05:002013-10-14T09:54:40.845-05:00Love the feedback about expectations. Was not expe...Love the feedback about expectations. Was not expecting so many comments. ツ <br /><br />Here is a great comment from my friend Lisa on FB:<br /><br /><i>"we turn around and AGAIN equate "hope" with "expectations. They are not the same thing!"</i><br /><br />So true. Hope is very different than expectations.kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-75546012420224994632013-10-14T06:14:30.631-05:002013-10-14T06:14:30.631-05:00 It is so freeing when you can step back from cari... It is so freeing when you can step back from caring so much about being liked. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380432930727921469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-47551379733434807682013-10-13T21:13:12.114-05:002013-10-13T21:13:12.114-05:00I think a lot of problems with expectations is exp...I think a lot of problems with expectations is expecting people to be who we want them to be rather then who they really are. If we can get past the idea that what we want is the standard it helps. Though I am far from claiming to have achieved this. Mike Erich the Mad Theologianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682504413797395786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-19031542957259621192013-10-13T20:38:02.642-05:002013-10-13T20:38:02.642-05:00I did a really bad spelling job on my first commen...I did a really bad spelling job on my first comment, and had to delete it. Should have previewed it first. I agree to a point, but I've had people rise to my expectations with love and encouragement. I think I couldn't handle life without expectations. This does sometimes set us up for disappointment, but in some cases, worth the hurt to help build character in someone who will learn from it. (I not explaining this very well, but I know what I mean... Sorry.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941735389982354519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-79948783536027357672013-10-13T18:12:55.969-05:002013-10-13T18:12:55.969-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941735389982354519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-48240417147975041922013-10-13T16:59:17.759-05:002013-10-13T16:59:17.759-05:00Our goal should be to have no expectations period....Our goal should be to have no expectations period. I know, easier said than done, but it's kinder and easier not only on "them" but on us, too.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360047123820906113noreply@blogger.com