Feb 2021: Expectations

A poem by Jo-Anne Gordon When you were born, the world was torn into separate corners. New rules were madefor labour and playwhile each country raised its borders. When I was born,the world was worn but we shook another’s hand freely. It’s changed a lot, may I offer what I’ve […]

Dear Daughter

26 Feb, 2021 in Feb 2021: Expectations tagged community / connection / isolation by Jo-Anne Gordon

Brandon Sanderson said, “Expectations are like fine pottery. The harder you hold them, the more likely they are to crack.” It’s a suitable metaphor of having unrealistic expectations; ones that are so defined and held so tightly that inevitability a crack appears and we will be disappointed. Having unrealistic expectations […]

Unrealistic expectations

22 Feb, 2021 in Feb 2021: Expectations / Radio Scripts tagged #donaldmiller / expectations / perfectionism by Penny

When you hear the word expectation, do you think of it as a positive, negative or neutral word? I used to think of expectation as a positive word. The excitement of what was about to happen was thrilling-the anticipation of a family holiday, a birthday, or grandparents coming to visit […]

Expectation and hope go hand in hand

19 Feb, 2021 in Feb 2021: Expectations tagged Diana Henderson / expectations / hope / responsibility by Diana Henderson

If there is anything to be feared about expectations, it is our tendency to put the power in the hands of others. To allow external influences to determine how we should behave and think, and what we should have or live with. When we allow others or culture to ‘squeeze […]

Create your own story

15 Feb, 2021 in Feb 2021: Expectations / Radio Scripts tagged expectations / trueself / values by Kelley

expectant: having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good. Expectations – I have wrestled with this topic, thinking of all the wonderful terms about expectations. How we can exceed expectations, meet them, lower them, or defy them. How we can have false expectations […]

Be expectant

12 Feb, 2021 in Feb 2021: Expectations tagged brenébrown / expectations / Isaiah by Jodie McCarthy

My parents taught me, ‘believe the best in people first.’ And I have to say that I have held this value and worked to live it out, perhaps at times a little naively, but I would rather believe first that people are good, until they prove otherwise. There is a […]

Believe the best

8 Feb, 2021 in Feb 2021: Expectations / Radio Scripts tagged believe the best / expectations / relationships by Penny