Expectations

To free us from the expectations of others, 

to give us back to ourselves - 

there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.  

~Joan Didion

Expectations
We all have expectations for ourselves.  Hopefully we strive to meet them every single day. It's the expectations of others that can be tricky. People will demand a lot from you.  Sometimes more than humanly possible or what you can even handle. Your life is constantly changing and thus so are your goals, values, priorities and expectations. That just means you are going with the flow of life. When people get disappointed in you or set expectations that are impossible to meet, realize that they are not looking through the same lens as you. They can't see the bigger picture like you can and you know what?  That's okay! You can't change someone else's perspective, you can only live and walk forward in your own personal truth. Choose to live only up to your expectations and don't be afraid to ruffle some feathers along the way.