So your happily ever after ended not so happily. Mine didn’t either. It is odd in this country that while most marriages end in divorce we all still expect a happily ever after. My sister went through a very long drawn out angry separation. She was furious that he disappointed her and failed to make her dreams actualized. Her expectations were dashed. It went on for a very long time and was very hurtful for everyone involved. Not good.

And at the end of a messy divorce when you get your pound of flesh is anyone any happier? Wikipedia describes Disappointment as ” the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of expectations or hopes to manifest.”.  The two are clearly intertwined. So it follows that if you removed expectation you are less likely to be disappointed.

I don’t believe in compromising your goals or intentions for the direction you want life to take you. Moving on might be the best remedy for both parties. For me the solution is to let go of expectations and be open to possibility. So it didn’t work out. The future is not exactly how I envisioned it but I am open to possibility. And possibility could take me to a much better place than expectation.

I am lacing up my walking shoes.