So true. Expectations make way for disappointments. Desire for something and averseness to something, both cause pain.

Years ago I read a book about expectations. It basically said that any time we put expectations on a person or relationship, we set ourselves up for disappointment. I had to agree.

When we let others be themselves and accept them as they are, when they do something “unexpected”, it’s always a pleasant surprise.

BTW: I love the photo of the elderly gentlemen. Their expressions say so much.

Barbara Swaffords last blog post..Decorating Our Home In Blogosphere

I like this statement, “Even though we say relationships are not made because of certain reasons, wants. We bind relationships by giving them names.” Yep, we name tag everything in life including relations but then do we really?Often we name tag relations for the sake of selfish desires and that’s the root cause of drift in any relation.

Shiilpan

Shilpan | successsoul.coms last blog post..Albert Einstein’s 7 Lessons from the School of Hard Knocks

Sometimes in a relationship it is best to ask not what the other can do for us, but what we can do for them. And not keeping tabs on who owes what is probably a good move as well.

Bamboo Forests last blog post..Making People Feel Appreciated can Make You Rich