Mark Strickland
1 min readDec 27, 2019

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I read this a few days ago and felt it was absolutely correct and great advice. I have gotten pretty good at this and it goes along with my practice of living in the NOW.

EXPECTATIONS — They get us in emotional trouble when we try to have people, and sometimes even things, conform to an exact expectation of what we want.

  • People
  • Trees
  • The color of your neighbors house that you think clashes with yours
  • And even as trivial as the kind of smartphone your friend uses that cannot get your emojis when you send them

Hummmm …

I also find it interesting that I am the only reply after 4 days since this was first posted. If people could learn this “trick” their life would be better in many respects.

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Mark Strickland
Mark Strickland

Written by Mark Strickland

A software developer, amateur photographer, a bit of a political activist, and working on my scientific skepticism to better understand myself and the world.

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