Tag: expect

I wanted so desperately for my kids to be safe and happy, that I oftentimes didn’t allow them to fall and pick themselves back up

Keywords: motherhood , boundaries , children , family , kids , parenthood , raising children , respect

Expectations- we all have dreams for our kids but those dreams should never interfere with what our kids actually want. Encouragement is necessary and beneficial but expectation is toxic and dangerous. We should not be “living through” our kids, we should be sharing the experiences and life they choose. Expecting our kids to have a particular education, a certain job, earn a certain amount of money, be a particular sexual orientation or live a life you deem worthy is not unconditional love. Being embarrassed or ashamed of our kids if they are struggling in life, is more a reflection on our own lack than it is on our kids. I want to know my kids struggles so I can support them and we can work together for the healthiest outcome. My kids know there is nothing they cannot tell me, I will never judge them. If you can’t accept that your child will be their own person, suffer struggles and make mistakes or choose a lifestyle that makes them happy, rather then fitting into your mould- perhaps parenthood is not for you.

https://spiritual-queen.com/2022/08/21/motherhood-what-does-it-mean

I’m thinking in the village and cottage I’d want a major project to work on as I would have the time

Keywords: home , prompts , choices , cottage , experiences , journaling , regrets , say yes , wins

I’m trying to live with fewer regrets so renting a cottage filled this void. Something I had never done before so try it. There is nothing to lose. Well, I had a relaxing week of reading, painting, sitting on the deck doing nothing and walking the beach. I enjoyed it. I needed it. This was not what I was expecting but hello what I needed.

https://youcanalwaysstartnow.wordpress.com/2022/08/12/not-what-i-thought-i-wanted

I want to do all these things but they never seem to come true

Keywords: Life

I’m so hard on myself. Maybe that’s my biggest issue. I only point out all that I and others lack. What could be better. Instead of appreciating what is already. I love myself. I love you. I love how you are always trying to make me feel good. Taking care of my every need. Protecting me from me. Nourishing me body and soul.

https://kambitions.wordpress.com/2021/08/31/confessions-of-a-24-year-old-dreamer

I still wanted to maintain my practice

Keywords: Learning , Practice , adaptability , business , cash , change , flow , mindfulness , stress

The idea of going with the flow is a relatively new thing for me. Years ago, I was the kind of person that had to have pretty much every detail planned out for oh, about 5 years. Then I would get upset if reality deviated from the plan. So I spent a lot of time being upset, as you can imagine. Since I started learning to live in the moment and enjoy NOW, that stress has left me, and I am able to help – perhaps even show – others how to let go of their expectations and their regrets, and just enjoy the gift of Today.

https://judygilliscounselling.wordpress.com/2022/04/10/going-with-the-flow

In real life my expectations were exceeded x1000

Keywords: 2023 , Catholic , Catholic Student , Challenge , Change , Christian , College , Friendship , Girls , God , Growth , Jesus , Lessons , Love , Year End

I know 2023 will not hold all of the same blessings 2022 did. I will have different moments of joy, but joy nonetheless. I will experience different hardships, but they will come no matter what. I will meet new people, some who will love me well, some who need to be loved well. 2023 will be a year of surrender. A year of acknowledging my poverty, then truly living in full surrender.

https://annapttwo.wordpress.com/2022/12/31/new-years-eve

Wants.Blog is now a (founding) member of the PHLAT.net online catalog network

As some of you might have noticed, I have been “taking a break” for a few days. I guess I needed some “time off”.

I didn’t simply just sit on the porch, put my feet up, sip on a long drink, whatever.

Instead, I decided to switch it up a bit and got a little more involved with the back end tech of the internet. Unlike in real life, dealing with bits and pieces of computer technology can seem quite challenging without any prospect of rewards in sight … until it works!

So I indeed did manage to work it out and after I jiggled the wires and flipped the switches and wiggled the knobs and shook the handles and whatnot, Wants.Blog has now become a founding member of PHLAT.net!

PHLAT.net is (IMHO) a new and improved approach to the WWW … and one Wants.Blog readers should (I feel) definitely check out.

I do not have great expectations, though. I expect only a very adventurous few people will even venture out onto the site — which is situated in a rather remote, uncharted territory. All kidding aside, PHLAT.net — as well as most PHLAT.net network sites — do not use data encryption … and therefore also do not use data encryption certificates … which is completely no problem because these sites do not collect any sensitive data. Companies like Google (and most other “Silicon Valley” upstarts), which collect TONS of data about their users DO NOT LIKE anything without data collection and so such companies are VERY BIG about campaigning against anything which doesn’t collect data about users. This is why many Internet browsers present warning messages whenever a site does not use data encryption certificates — because there is a huge mob of 800-pound gorillas breathing down their necks to do so. I will write another article about this problem (on another site, and I will be sure to post a pingback link here) … in a few days or maybe a couple weeks. I wrote this here and now mainly as a WARNING about the possible WARNING messages.

If you want to know more about PHLAT.net, you can also visit the PHLAT.news.blog (proudly hosted @ WordPress 😉 ) … and read all about how Wants.Blog is now supporting this project (in “Founding members of PHLAT.net (network) — Unite!“) … you could even interact, ask questions, get answers and all sorts of fun stuff like that! (but please don’t let me distract you in case you are also busy vacationing 😀 )

I came to a realization that for the past year or so, I had been living in the imagination of where I wanted to be, I almost let go of where I was

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Thoughts of my life and where I was imagining it in the next five years took away the reality of everyday, and it became so tiring. It robbed me of the joys of today, and I am sincerely tired of it. I want to experience life now, while patiently and calmly waiting for tomorrow with beautiful expectation.

https://lettinggod.home.blog/2021/10/03/one-day-at-a-time-a-step-at-a-time