“There is this expectation that as January 1st dawns, we're going to do it differently. Moreover, there's this kind of pressure, that even if I've been trying to be different for a while, January 1st, from here on in - I have to be different. There's a cultural expectation, there's a personal expectation. I think it's worth just taking pause for a minute and talking about that.” IfsThinkingTryingKindDifferentTalkingMinutesExpectationsPressureDawnPausesJanuaryJanuary 1st Author:Rod Stryker
“First you have to witness that you are stressing out: Oh, my trigger is here. The news is stressing me out or This line is so long. Let yourself feel it. You don't want to spiritually bypass these problems. Give yourself a couple of minutes to sit in the feeling. Acceptance sets you free from the stress of expectation.” WantGivingFeelsFirstsLongFeelingsProblemLinesMinutesAcceptanceCoupleNewsExpectationsStressWitnessTriggersBypass Author:Gabrielle Bernstein
“In America, there's this type of expectation of just-add-water celebrity, this type of, "Of course you found me; we're all going to be famous for 15 minutes," sort of Paris-Hilton-ization of society.” AmericaCoursesFoundWaterMinutesTypeExpectationsAddParis Author:Kehinde Wiley