Ever been disappointed? Sure you have and so have I. Sometimes the disappointment comes slowly like the unraveling of a favorite sweater, until there's a big hole and the garment is no longer wearable. Or the disappointment may catch you so much by surprise it's like having someone trip you and you fall face down and it hurts so much.
Take an honest look at two things before you become distrustful or frustrated beyond belief. What were your expectations, and what was your reaction to being let down? You may have had some unrealistic ideas of how someone was going to act, what you were going to do, or how you were going to deal with situations.
By far the greatest cause of disappointment is setting the bar too high for yourself or for someone else in regard to their behavior and your reaction. This creates such an atmosphere of false hopes that nobody could meet your ideal, least of all you.
So-cut yourself some slack and let others just be who they are. Here is where the slogan "accepting the things (or people) we cannot change and ... having the wisdom to know the difference" really can help. Just think about how much of our disappointment started out between our own ears. Doma
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