Comments on: Great expectations …. and the art of letting them go http://debsylicious.com/2009/10/08/great-expectations-and-the-art-of-letting-them-go/ The trials and tribulations of an ordinary Lincolnshire girl ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:02:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Answer me one question … what’s the worst that could happen? « This is how I see it … http://debsylicious.com/2009/10/08/great-expectations-and-the-art-of-letting-them-go/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Answer me one question … what’s the worst that could happen? « This is how I see it … Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:19:20 +0000 http://debsylicious.wordpress.com/?p=552#comment-184 [...] About Me Great expectations …. and the art of letting them go [...] [...] About Me Great expectations …. and the art of letting them go [...]

]]> By: debsylee http://debsylicious.com/2009/10/08/great-expectations-and-the-art-of-letting-them-go/comment-page-1/#comment-183 debsylee Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:04:36 +0000 http://debsylicious.wordpress.com/?p=552#comment-183 Well, that proves the theory once and for all... Cheers Cath! x Well, that proves the theory once and for all…
Cheers Cath! x

]]> By: Cath Watson http://debsylicious.com/2009/10/08/great-expectations-and-the-art-of-letting-them-go/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Cath Watson Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:51:11 +0000 http://debsylicious.wordpress.com/?p=552#comment-182 I agree totally with you and your friend Ullie. I guess I was lucky in not having to erect scaffolding. My future husband stayed over one night after a drinking session, we slept together and he never left. We've been married 15 years so I guess it got serious. Talk about not having expectations! ;) I agree totally with you and your friend Ullie. I guess I was lucky in not having to erect scaffolding. My future husband stayed over one night after a drinking session, we slept together and he never left. We’ve been married 15 years so I guess it got serious. Talk about not having expectations! ;)

]]> By: debsylee http://debsylicious.com/2009/10/08/great-expectations-and-the-art-of-letting-them-go/comment-page-1/#comment-181 debsylee Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:14:08 +0000 http://debsylicious.wordpress.com/?p=552#comment-181 I believe there is much to be said for having a positive attitude tempered with a bit of realism. I don't susbscribe to the view for example that like always attracts like. Arming yourself with the capability to deal with what life throws at you is key for me; knowing I can now do that is what makes my attitude positive. Expectations in my view are a whole different story. I've only ever seen them as hollow wishes usually requiring the compliance of others. I guess it all comes down to self-sufficiency and that old adage "if you want something doing, do it yourself" .. Does that all sound too negative? I hope not! I believe there is much to be said for having a positive attitude tempered with a bit of realism. I don’t susbscribe to the view for example that like always attracts like.
Arming yourself with the capability to deal with what life throws at you is key for me; knowing I can now do that is what makes my attitude positive.
Expectations in my view are a whole different story. I’ve only ever seen them as hollow wishes usually requiring the compliance of others.
I guess it all comes down to self-sufficiency and that old adage “if you want something doing, do it yourself” ..
Does that all sound too negative? I hope not!

]]> By: debsylee http://debsylicious.com/2009/10/08/great-expectations-and-the-art-of-letting-them-go/comment-page-1/#comment-180 debsylee Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:04:31 +0000 http://debsylicious.wordpress.com/?p=552#comment-180 Thanks for your comment Ariel :-) Thanks for your comment Ariel :-)

]]> By: warringtononlineblog http://debsylicious.com/2009/10/08/great-expectations-and-the-art-of-letting-them-go/comment-page-1/#comment-179 warringtononlineblog Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:39:28 +0000 http://debsylicious.wordpress.com/?p=552#comment-179 I like what you're saying, but where do you stand on the difference between having expectations and having a postive attitude? My own view is that to project anything at all on to another person carries with it the seeds of potential disappointment. What we can do is to project on to ourselves and be prepared to take what comes. Hope I'm being suitably obscure? I like what you’re saying, but where do you stand on the difference between having expectations and having a postive attitude?
My own view is that to project anything at all on to another person carries with it the seeds of potential disappointment. What we can do is to project on to ourselves and be prepared to take what comes. Hope I’m being suitably obscure?

]]> By: Ariel West http://debsylicious.com/2009/10/08/great-expectations-and-the-art-of-letting-them-go/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Ariel West Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:29:09 +0000 http://debsylicious.wordpress.com/?p=552#comment-178 "But if you really can’t help yourself donning a hard hat and erecting some scaffolding in preparation…. then learn to let them go gracefully." ... and make it a pink hard hat if you can find one.... “But if you really can’t help yourself donning a hard hat and erecting some scaffolding in preparation…. then learn to let them go gracefully.”

… and make it a pink hard hat if you can find one….

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