This is great! I usually call them expectations but using the word assumption enlivens the process. I know assumptions are the result of an active mental process whereas expectations seem to just happen. The words are synonyms but the feel is different. In my mind, it is easier to unwind an assumption than an expectation. And when I let them go (either one), I am freed.
Thank you for reading Judith! I'm so glad that you brought this into the space. Assumptions and expectations feel so similar and yet weighted differently. I was thinking about their similarities and differences a lot while writing this.
I’m stuck in a situation where people have made assumptions about me and now won’t speak to me, yet I have to see them everyday and get the silent treatment. I have offered a chance to speak with me to address it, but they have refused. It’s hard not to make my own assumptions in return so that it becomes and endless cycle of miscommunication and untruths, but I have to face their anger every day and it is exhausting. I will try and let it go when I am less angry… I’m definitely closer to it than I was last week.
Thank you for sharing Raffy, I hear how hard this feels to navigate. Sending you so much love through the bits that hurt, and the spaciousness to be with what might come 💕
This is such a beautiful take on letting life unravel, letting it surprise you. Without knowing, I've let my assumptions, my past experiences dictate what I do and how I respond in the present. I never once stopped to think if these assumptions were even valid today or a reliable source of predicting what's to come. I feel a sense of hope, a sense of freedom, a can-do/can-be attitude as I read this. ♡
This is great! I usually call them expectations but using the word assumption enlivens the process. I know assumptions are the result of an active mental process whereas expectations seem to just happen. The words are synonyms but the feel is different. In my mind, it is easier to unwind an assumption than an expectation. And when I let them go (either one), I am freed.
Thank you for reading Judith! I'm so glad that you brought this into the space. Assumptions and expectations feel so similar and yet weighted differently. I was thinking about their similarities and differences a lot while writing this.
"I just don't know" Constant state of mind at this point. Thank you for these words ❤️
The anthem 😂
I so adore your writings. Thank you!
Oh Jill, this means everything. Thank you 💕
Beautifully written Giselle 👏
Some great insights. I couldn't agree with you more.
Thank you dear Anna!
I’m stuck in a situation where people have made assumptions about me and now won’t speak to me, yet I have to see them everyday and get the silent treatment. I have offered a chance to speak with me to address it, but they have refused. It’s hard not to make my own assumptions in return so that it becomes and endless cycle of miscommunication and untruths, but I have to face their anger every day and it is exhausting. I will try and let it go when I am less angry… I’m definitely closer to it than I was last week.
Thank you for sharing Raffy, I hear how hard this feels to navigate. Sending you so much love through the bits that hurt, and the spaciousness to be with what might come 💕
Really needed this!
This is such a beautiful take on letting life unravel, letting it surprise you. Without knowing, I've let my assumptions, my past experiences dictate what I do and how I respond in the present. I never once stopped to think if these assumptions were even valid today or a reliable source of predicting what's to come. I feel a sense of hope, a sense of freedom, a can-do/can-be attitude as I read this. ♡