Feb 15, 2005 20:18
Here's a bit more on the theme of expectation...
"Treat a man as he is, he will remain so. Treat a man the way he can
be and ought to be, and he will become as he can be and should be."
Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe
So when we see someone as they may become, we allow them the space to
grow and become more than they see themselves at that moment. If we
stay neutral with those we are interacting with…allow them to "just
be" we are depriving them of an opportunity to grow. However, if we
treat someone as they are capable of becoming, we help them grow, we
give them permission to see in themselves their greater potential.
People tend to make decisions based on how others see them, we have
the opportunity to change their perception. Our behavior is based on
our perceptions, giving them permission to dream. It is
about the energy or thought that we hold in our hearts and minds of
others, when we hold them larger than they are, we are giving them the
gift to become larger in themselves.
Our goals can be a focus of this expectation as well. We can empower
our goals by expectation, by using our belief that they are possible.
To ASK, to SEEK, to KNOCK. So enhance everything you do with
expectation…positive expectation. For surely if you expect a negative,
doesn't it generally pan out that way? Work on expecting the best, the
positive! "God causes all things to work together for good", so we can
be confident in expecting good things.
"If you stay neutral and you don't give a person the opportunity to
grow, you steal from them their possibilities." Lawrence H. Al-Anzi
"Expectation empowers dreams and makes them attainable goals."
Lawrence H. Al-Anzi