Expectations Vs Reality Quotes Novels & Stories

KATRINA "I wish, we can be like this forever." She said wholeheartedly. "Bitch, forever does not exist. Dream on!" "You really know how to ruin the good atmosphere, Kat!" "I'm just saying the truth, Tina." "What truth? That forever doesn't exist? You know what? If forever really does not exist it shouldn't be in the dictionary in the first place." "Dictionary has it but people don't have it." I said in contrary and rolled my eyes.

Maybe I was just over thinking things and worry too much again. “I don’t know. It just feels like they expect so much from me, and unlike Richard, I’m not sure if I can live up to their expectations,” I replied a little sadly. “Expectations can be quite scary, I think. Instead of assuming the worst, you should work to align on what they expect of you. Maybe then you’ll find out whether or not they’re asking for too much,” Ace advised. “I’ll try…” I mumbled although I wasn’t certain if I could do something like that.

That was the fact about it, the undying expectations you fill yourself with …I wasn't so keen on expectations, I used to be a believer in it but everything that came from my expectations had been fraudulent. As a matter of fact it left me asking for more when it was glaring I would get nothing at the end of it all. Expectations are like cancer and at that same moment I could feel it nibbling slowly in my heart. Bit by bit… Taking over the blank spaces of my doubt and fears of a doom to come and making it play a vital role in my mind. There was a kind of fear,fear of what happens if all this doesn't last forever. I wanted it so bad, but the question in my mind however was centered on a brute

I heard his thunderous snort, “You're being too hard on yourself.” “Abby, things don't usually happen the way you think,” I objected, philosophizing and tired of creating unfulfilled expectations for myself, destroyed by disappointment, “or rather, the things we expect never happen, the unexpected is everything we experience. If you know how to cope with unforeseen events and enjoy surprises; you will live better. You will live without disappointment.” “Once in a while it's okay to believe.” I smiled.

They say do not raise expectations so that in the end, you won't get hurt when the outcome did not come as you expected it to be. This is such an old saying, but even these days, it is still applicable in every circumstance. Even when the analysis is still not done, we could see that just like the first one, we won't get anything about this UVirus. Still, we expected something. In the end, we were all disappointed to see that the result does not make sense at all.

I turned on my phone and charged it while fiddling with it. I have a habit of finding things through search engines. On a whim, I typed 'ways to calm the mind' into the search bar. A series of articles and videos appeared immediately. I clicked on the origin of a video, watched it, and then moved on to another video. I also opened social media until I accidentally found a quote about my current situation. "The easiest way to be happy is to lower expectations," I said, reading the quote. It seems like this short quote is more relatable than motivational and self-development videos. I recalled how upset I was when Richard cared about Krystal to the point where he was delighted calling her in h

“I do not know if I want to lead.” I study her face. The worry there. The pressure already pressing down on her from expectations she did not choose. It is painfully familiar, like looking at a reflection from another time. “You do not have to decide that now,” I say. She frowns. “Everyone keeps saying I should.” “Everyone always does,” I reply. “Especially when they see potential.” She shifts her weight, boots scuffing the dirt. “What if I am wrong.” “You will be,” I say. “More than once.”

C H A P T E R 4 : J U L I E T The people who say you are not facing reality actually mean that you are not facing their idea of reality. Reality is above all else a variable. With a firm enough commitment, you can sometimes create a reality that did not exist before. — Margaret Halsey, No Laughing Matter ~ “That’s Juliet Matthias and one of our girls.” I look at her in disbelief. I pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming.

"You didn't scream, why?" "Because I wasn't startled. You know, last night while I laid down to sleep, I realized that I was probably going to keep seeing you for a while and if I didn't expect you, your presence was always going to startle me. So as of today, I'm always going to expect you." "You know that it's only when there's an expectation that there'll be disappointment right?" "Yes I do. And if you're trying to tell me that I would be disappointed if you don't show up when I expect you, I'm sorry to disappoint you but no. I will even be happy that you didn't show up."

Just like always. We shared the most serious conversation where i told her my expectations. Like her, i too hated expectations. But with life i understood that one needs something to motivate oneself. For me that something is expectation. Expectation to have a perfect life. A perfect life in my dictionary doesn't mean a life filled with luxuries and which will always be filled with happiness.