You ever get a lot of people raving about a particular product?
They give you the big sell. They say it is worth the money, they virtually guarantee it will do the business and more. Sold on the idea you save the money, spare the time and make the effort only to find it was a waste of everything.
Such is the sense of disappointment that it’s easy to see why people revert to a sense of expecting the worst and seeing anything good as a bonus.
People lower expectations to virtually the bottom and feel they’re protecting themselves from future misery. This is understandable, but not the basis on which people aspire to better than they have.
A great way to deal with disappointment is to maintain great expectations. It keeps hope with broadened horizons. It keeps hope that not only are there brighter days ahead, but there’s every reason to believe we’ll bask in the brightness and enjoy the goodness.
This isn’t about seeing the cup half full. This is about seeing the glass overflowing in the middle of the desert. It can turn setbacks into set ups.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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