Expectations

Sometimes I catch myself expecting a lot from others.

That can be bad of course, but I find it even worse when I expect too much from myself.
Sometimes there is a constant critical voice in my head: 'Do this, do that, remember to..., you must finish,,,, how can you.... etc, etc.'... and although I try to keep up, I do need the voice to be quiet!!

It can be quite overwhelming to look around the house and see how many places need a gentle touch. And realizing that there are only 24 hours and a certain amount of energy available in a day.

Luckily I have learned a lot of ways to quiet down the voice.
I can replace it with a more gentle voice telling me to relax, to enjoy life, it's ok not to be busy all the time, it's ok to see friends, even in my cluttered house.
So I survive, and I keep up the good spirits.

But I also need to deal with my expectations to others.
I ask myself: If I send an sms or a mail to someone, can I expect to get a fast answer?
Yes, of course, I can expect anything.

Do I always get a fast answer?
No, of course not.

The issue is not, that I do not get a fast answer.
It is more about dealing with the fact that we have different needs, different timing and different opinions about when to do what. Respect.

Being a person who have always tried to be available, run faster, do better and smarter and so on and on, I am about to learn to expect less from myself.  And from others.

Wish me luck!