If expectations are a terrible thing, then we must drop all of them if we want to be happy. That is tough to do as human nature is when we notice a pattern we think that it will continue. Then we can get upset when it does not. True happiness is about dropping all expectations and what is our actual reality. I am a person that liked to expect what was going to happen or have expectations about a certain outcome. However, I have been learning and will learn again this is often not an effective way to go. I will want to eliminate all expectations that I have. What I need to do is trust that I have what it takes to make it. I often hear people groan when they must learn new things because of course you will make mistakes when you are learning something. Learning something now makes me feel exactly like that and even though it will make me better you can see the mistake you made. It is ok to make the mistake and how else would you learn to do better. I have seen and felt an attitude of entitlement coming out of nowhere. It can be difficult in this world when we all have our agendas and want things at the speed of light. That is a way of teaching me patience and that you must just know you are doing well. The worst can be when you have your own thoughts. Your own thoughts do not have to be your enemy, but they can be. You could argue the insecure thoughts are there to push you to be stronger but that is not the effect that they have on us. Stay strong through whatever you are going through and you will make it. When you tend to stick out it can be weird moving through life. At times you may like the attention but at other times it is not the attention that you want, and you want to be alone. All we have is trial and error to get through our lives. There is nobody out there that has the perfect life, so all you have is yourself and your ideas to push you through. When it comes to loving yourself, you also have your friends, family, etc. to help you feel good. You would hope in a perfect world that each person would be cheering the other on. In this world is anybody alone? You can interact with anyone anywhere in the world. We have more access than ever before to more people and ideas than ever before. We should be taking advantage of this and trying to learn everything that we can. You will at some point get so many ideas shoved down your throat you might get confused which ones are right and which ones are wrong. That is when it is up to you and your brain to make the right decisions and see what happens. The ultimate school of learning. What kind of thoughts do you plan to have next about your life?