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Expectations are resentments under construction.

Expectations are resentments under construction.

Anne Lamott
Parenting, Expectations, Resentment
Anne Lamott (2017). “Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy”, p.29, Penguin

Gorgeous, amazing things come into our lives when we are paying attention: mangoes, grandnieces, Bach, ponds. This happens more often when we have as little expectation as possible. If you say, "Well, that's pretty much what I thought I'd see," you are in trouble. At that point you have to ask yourself why you are even here. [...] Astonishing material and revelation appear in our lives all the time. Let it be. Unto us, so much is given. We just have to be open for business.

Anne Lamott
Expectations, Ponds, Attention

When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens.

Anne Lamott
Expectations, Sometimes, Floats

Expectations are resentment waiting to happen.

Anne Lamott
Expectations, Waiting, Resentment
Anne Lamott (2011). “Crooked Little Heart: A Novel”, p.233, Anchor

When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens like one of those fluted Japanese blossoms, flimsy and spastic, bright and warm. This almost always seems to happen in community.

Anne Lamott
Faith, Expectations, Community

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