"[B]aseball, like life, required the same letting go of expectations to really allow enjoyment."
–– Gay Hendricks (b. 1945), American psychologist and writer
Source: Gay Hendricks, Lindsay Tinker. The Fourth Rule of Ten. New York: Hay House, 2015; p. 309.
via: Commonplace Book, 2024, 2025, p. 74.
"The first rule of a happy life is low expectations. If you have unrealistic expectations you're going to be miserable your whole life. You want to have reasonable expectations and take life's results, good and bad, as they happen with a certain amount of stoicism."
–– Charlie Munger (1924-2023), American philanthropist, investor, and businessman
Source: Morgan Housel. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes. New York: Portfolio/Penguin, 2023; p. 34.
via: Sketchbook M 13, 2024, p. 4.
"Expectations are resentments under construction."
–– Anne Lamott (b. 1954), American writer
via 2020 Aboveground Art Supplies Knapsack Sketchbook, 2024 p. 45.
"I think it's terribly dangerous for an artist to fulfill someone else's expectations. They generally produce their worst work when they do that."
–– David Bowie (1947-2016), English musician and actor
"Because of the routines we follow, we often forget that life is an ongoing adventure ... and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art: to bring all our energies to each encounter, to remain flexible enough to notice and admit when what we expected to happen did not happen. We need to remember that we are created creative and can invent new scenarios as frequently as they are needed."
–– Maya Angelou (1928-2014), American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist
Source: Nitch on Instagram, Friday July 5, 2024
