Difficult times force us to see. To cancel things that can wait. To put aside petty grievances. To focus. To deal with deep challenges honestly and uncomfortably. The root word for the conscious yogic practice of difficulty (Tapas) means “warmth, heat, or fire”. Some of the earliest mentions coming from the heat required for birth. The warmth of the womb.
Expectation Management is not just living in a world of negativity and expecting the worst. It is not being a “permabear” (permanently talking about doomsday and how good the old days were). If you detach a little from the result and focus on the process, you can start to give generously. Planning can make you obsessed with cause and effect. I did this, so I expected this, and it didn’t happen.
Expectation Management helps people do anyway. Then do again. Freed from the weight of expectation. The weight of having to prove themselves and their team. I see too many people grappling with monsters in their head to show that they, and the groups they identify with, are “good enough”. Life becomes this long exam where you are constantly weighed and measured. Mainly by yourself and your expectations.
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