The Inspired One

  Should you have expectations you put on other people? It depends.  I’ve been told before that there’s people I’d rather not speak to who have expectations of me just like I do of them. Except, my expectations are just to be respected, which I have communicated. Theirs depend on me following whatever they want, which I already did for years (you’re welcome to them, I guess). I live in reality where I can be civil when I’m forced to be in a room with them, but my expectations come from finding my worth in God. He doesn’t need me to do all this other stuff to try to please Him. He just wants our hearts. Everything else is kind of extra (which will naturally happen over time). These people want me to be the version of myself that benefits their bad behavior. That’s the bottom line. Their expectations are just guidelines so everyone can enable them. These expectations are unrealistic demands that never need to be followed.   The expectations you should place on other people ...