Wednesday, June 27, 2012

EXPECTATIONS:



It is our job to identify our needs, and then determine a
balanced way of getting those needs met.

It is unreasonable to expect anyone to be able or willing to
meet our every request. We are responsible for asking for
what we want and need. It's the other person's responsibility
to freely choose whether or not to respond to our request.

It is unreasonable and unhealthy to expect one person to be
the source for meeting all our needs. Ultimately, we will
become angry and resentful, maybe even punishing, toward
that person for not supporting us as we expected.

It is reasonable to have certain and well-defined
expectations of our spouse, children, and friends.

If a person cannot or will not be there for us, then we need to
take responsibility for ourselves in that relationship. We may
need to set a boundary, alter our expectations, or change the
limits of the relationship to accommodate that person's
unavailability.

It is reasonable to sprinkle our wants and needs around and
to be realistic about how much we ask or expect of any
particular person.

The issue of expectations goes back to knowing that we are
responsible for identifying our needs, believing they deserve
to get met, and discover an appropriate, satisfactory way to
do that in our life.

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