If you simply change around a quote I guess it’s yours.
“Happiness equals reality minus expectations.” –Elon Musk
“Happiness is results minus expectations.” –Morgan House (The Psychology of Money book)
“Reality minus expectations equals happiness.” –Shelley Erwin
And just like that… I have my own quote. 😉
Managing expectations is probably one of the hardest things to do in life. It’s part of the long-game journey, but no matter how hard we try to control what we expect (or want… or think we deserve), it simply doesn’t always turn out that way. Sadly, those struggles are also a part of the long-game journey.
It’s really only a fancier way to say we should be happy with what we have, isn’t it? It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t strive for greater things — or make an effort to change the things you want to be different. But you should appreciate and be happy with what you have and grateful even when your efforts aren’t as fruitful as you want them to be.
Honeysuckle woes…
I read someplace that you can start honeysuckle just by putting trimmings in water. That was my expectation — honeysuckle starts to replant along the ditch. Round two without a single root hair, I’m happy I have a place to cut wild honeysuckle and that I can smell its fragrance from a glass jar on my table.
“Happiness is not having what you want. It is appreciating what you have.” — Unknown
Today I Learned: The average man picks his nose around four times a day.