Nobody owes you anything.

There it is. The cold harsh truth.

I wanted to start this post off easy. But forget it.

This is the way to go.

Nobody owes you anything.

Accept that as your truth.

When you do, it will become a lot easier to be grateful. To appreciate. To see the importance in the small, kind gestures.

Expectations

Back in school, I had good grades.

My parents were proud. Other people wanted my help. Life was good.

Then I stopped studying. I took my intelligence for granted. I expected to score good grades.

My grades declined. My parents started to worry. No girls wanting to study with me.

Appreciating the education, I got to enjoy, and valuing opportunities got me back on top.

It felt good. Still does.

After graduating school, I expected my friends to catch up with me. Text me once in a while. I expected them to grow. Make efforts into the same direction I was headed.

They didn’t. I lost them.

Now I appreciate the friends I have left. The new ones I made.

Expecting certain outcomes stifled me in many ways.

Made me procrastinate on important projects. Stop 10 yards from a touchdown.

I expected to win.

In space cometh grace.

I learned along the way. Philosophies changed. I’m still young and the only thing I truly know is I don’t know. Anything.

But I appreciate the journey. The help I can get along the way. And the results I am responsible for.

Gratitude

Show them your appreciation. Tell them you are grateful. Nobody can read your mind.

Appreciation makes you realize what or who is important.

“I took her for coffee. She took me for granted. Now I show no emotion.” – Logic – Tic Tac Toe

Appreciate my posts? Expect more to come. Follow me. I’m probably more grateful for you reading this than you are for my posts. Let’s see if the value of future posts can balance this relationship.

Stay awesome and don’t fail to create!