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Dealing With Disappointment: What to Do When Life Doesn't Go According to Plan

Episode 32 • 16th May 2022 • Slow Living | Creating a Life of Purpose in a Hustle Driven World • Stephanie O'Dea

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Dealing With Disappointment: What to Do When Life Doesn't Go According to Plan

What happens when the life you've imagined in your head doesn't match what actually happens?

In this episode of the Slow Living Podcast, Stephanie O'Dea talks about daydreaming, expectations, and disappointment.

Stephanie has always been a daydreamer. She loves imagining how things might unfold and then finding ways to turn those dreams into reality. That can be a wonderful quality—until other people are involved.

Because as Stephanie points out, you can't expect other people to read your mind and act out your daydreams.

When our expectations aren't communicated—or when reality simply doesn't cooperate—it can be easy to feel disappointed, frustrated, or let down. This episode is about recognizing those expectations and learning how to Slow Down when things don't go according to the picture in your head.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Why daydreaming can be both helpful and challenging
How expectations can set us up for disappointment
Why other people can't be expected to read our minds
How to recognize when you're attached to a particular outcome
How slowing down can help you respond when reality doesn't match your expectations

Sometimes the disappointment isn't about what happened. It's about the story we had already written in our heads.