“My key to living an inspired life involves Embracing my history, Understanding the function of expectations and gently learning to have none; Recognizing the power of attentive and conscious choices. In all circumstances I acknowledge this, IN ALL THINGS AND ALL WAYS, I HAVE CHOICE. My choice resides in my perspective. While I certainly do not control climate and markets and roadways and others, I do control myself and my response to all those circumstances. I do indeed.” WayChoicesUnderstandingLearningPerspectiveKeysCircumstancesExpectationsConsciousAll ThingsFunctionClimateResponseInspiredAcknowledgeRecognizingControl Myself Author:Mary Anne Radmacher
“Fate often allows a future to take shape with no regard for our expectation, plan, or readiness. Fate's skillful editing of our life choices is like the careful grooming of lads on their first day of school: combed, polished, scrubbed, newly dressed, and glowing too. This is how we become ready for our life lessons.” FirstsSchoolChoicesOur LivesFatePlansReadyLessonsShapesExpectationsRegardCarefulLife LessonEditingGlowingReadinessPolishedSkillfulLife ChoicesLadGroomingFirst Day Of School Book:The Power of Coincidence: How Life Shows Us What We Need to Know Source: The Power of Coincidence: How Life Shows Us What We Need to Know
“Some medical beast had revived tar-water in those days as a fine medicine, and Mrs. Joe always kept a supply of it in the cupboard; having a belief in its virtues correspondent to its nastiness. At the best of times, so much of this elixir was administered to me as a choice restorative, that I was conscious of going about, smelling like a new fence.” FunnyChoicesBeliefWaterVirtueFineExpectationsConsciousHumorousMedicineMedicalBeastFenceGreat ExpectationsCupboardsElixirNastinessGreat Expectations Important Book:Great Expectations Source: Great Expectations
“It's your choice, what you do with the moment. If you're stuck in a traffic jam, you can get angry and honk your horn, or listen to Mozart. But when you have a very specific expectation of how things should be, then, of course, you end up hurting yourself.” IfsShouldEndsMomentsChoicesCoursesHurtExpectationsAngryStuckTrafficHornsJamTraffic JamHurting Yourself Author:Deepak Chopra
“I'm an actor. I can do whatever I want. As an actor, not everything has to be the most obvious choice. And sometimes, the best thing you can do is to defy expectations.” WantI CanSometimesChoicesActorsCan DoExpectationsObviousBest Things Author:Vin Diesel
“I've seen so many people in my life struggle tremendously to fit into those boxes or to live up to those expectations or pressures put upon them by whatever society's concept of 'normal' is. I get frustrated by rules and regulations. I'm frustrated by things that are exclusive to one particular life choice.” PeopleChoicesStruggleParticularFitNormalExpectationsConceptsPressureBoxesRegulationFrustratedExclusiveLife ChoicesLife StruggleRules And Regulations Author:Jennifer Westfeldt