Expectations vs reality

Hi everyone:),

So lately I've been thinking about a lot of expectations that I've had in the past that haven't necessarily happened. I think as humans we have a lot of expectations for everything, whether that's to do with school and work or even things like having expectations for a time of year like summer or Christmas. Of course we're gonna have an expectation for most things, but i find it a lil weird how a lot of things don't live up to them expectations and in reality turn out a lot different. 

For example when going into secondary school i thought the whole school would be full of bullies and that the work load would be intensely hard. I also expected that everything would be really difficult and that i wouldn't be able to cope with the stress of that. However yes you do get the odd bully, a lot of the time in secondary school everyone would rather just keep themselves to themselves instead of trying to harass others! And yes the work does get difficult, but teachers know how to balance things with other subjects, especially in years 10 and 11 so the work load will never be impossible to get done, and as long as you revise you'll be fine:)

I myself have a lot of expectations for summer every year. At the start of summer this year i expected to be going out every day, doing different things like going to the beach and parties etc but in reality that never happens and i just end up doing similar things everyday.

I also have expectations of myself. Like i expect myself to always complete work on time, and to do things like homework the night i get it. Sometimes when I'm feeling motivated (hardly ever) i expect myself to eat healthily and exercise 24/7. But in reality i get tired really easily and end up just sleeping whenever i get home from a long day or procrastinating everything because i'm too lazy to do anything straight away.


Don't set your expectations too high because sometimes it can lead too disappointment. But when it comes to your expectations of yourself, just do your best and you can achieve anything:)