Project Emily Advent: Day 12
 

Project Emily Advent: Day 12

What is an expectation that you could let go of?

How about 10?

An expectation that I could let go of is that life is always going to be easy.

An expectation that I could let go of is that the words and actions of others will always align.

An expectation that I could let go of is that other people are always going to do the right thing.

An expectation that I could let go of is that I am always going to do the right thing.

An expectation that I could let go of is that there even is a right thing to do.

An expectation that I could let go of is that life is going to be fair.

An expectation that I could let go of is that I will always know exactly what to do.

An expectation that I could let go of is that getting the thing that I want will feel like I imagined it would feel.

An expectation that I could let go of is that the people who love me should always like me.

An expectation that I could let go of is that I will always know what God is up to.

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