“Primed to expect that our lives will follow a predictable path, we’re thrown when they don’t. We have linear expectations but nonlinear realities... We’re all comparing ourselves to an ideal that no longer exists and beating ourselves up for not achieving it.” RealityExpectationsDisappointmentTrajectoryLinear TimeLife StagesLinear Life Book:Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age Source: Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age