Expectations
As the clock struck midnight a few days ago, or, if you were like me and woke up in the new year, what did you find yourself thinking about? Did you reflect on the past year? Did you spend some time thinking about the highs and lows? Did you start to make a list of all that you wanted to accomplish and change in 2018? As we go through big transitions, I think it's a great exercise to pause and think about what we may want to leave behind and bring forward in our lives. AND, I had a very interesting epiphany during the days leading up to 12/31/17. Often, when I feel let down or frustrated with how something turned out, it's not because of how things actually happened. It's because of the EXPECTATIONS that I set within myself with regard to how I THOUGHT things should turn out. Let's take Christmas morning as an example. The night before as I wrapped presents, I envisioned the kids coming to wake us up (at a reasonable hour) in the morning. We would all hug