It is not hard to be disappointed with life since so many friends and family members around us have given up on their dreams, their passions we just follow their lead. There are plenty of people that will agree with us that life is disappointing, but it you are tired of being disappointed then you are tired of hearing it. I have a client who recently got tired of disappointing her mother. After a long discussion it became clear that she felt responible for her mothers happiness and was constantly either advising her or making decisions for her mother. She realized to have an adult relationship with her mother she had to change her expectations as in stop having them. She began to allow her mother to make her own decision and only supported her when asked to. She is no longer disappointed in how her mother acts around her and her mother is no longer acting disappointed.
Let me break it down for you:
1. Change your expectations (let go of your expectations)
2. Change your own behavior to reflect either less expectation or no expectations around other peoples behaviors.
3. Things and people improve when we stop concentrating on how they have failed us.
This is only a beginning. When we work together you will learn how to love life again, you will learn to take risks again and grab on to life, let’s get started!
Greta Jaeger, LPC, CPLC
(404) 259-1335
www.CoachingYourDreams.com
greta@CoachingYourDreams.com
No comments:
Post a Comment