My one resolution is letting go of expectations.
Think about it: mostly anger, frustration, depression or grief is originated from an unfulfilled expectation. You expected your husband to do the chores and he didn’t, you expected a promotion and you didn’t get it, you expected to spend your life with a person and the relationship didn’t last…
These last years of pandemic hitting our world were full of expectations: first that we would have a normal year back in 2020, then that the pandemic wouldn’t last more than a couple of weeks/months. Subsequently, we thought that vaccinations would lead us back to a normal life… All these expectations proved us wrong and every time people moaned and complained and felt depressed. Maybe this new year we should not expect to get rid of this virus for the time being.
It is not about being pessimistic, it is about
accepting what is coming. It is about living in the now. It is about wishing to happen what happens and when it happens.
It is not a weak or meek submission to life.
It is actually a powerful position, where you own and accept the situation.
It is not even that you can not plan, but in your planning try to be flexible, accepting and adapting your expectations along the way. Execute a plan and if it goes according to plan you can celebrate, if it doesn’t you re-calibrate.
Embrace the uncertainty and live in the now.
Happy New Year.
Jan 1, 2022
My name is Elisa; I am a woman, a mum, a daughter, a friend and a wife… and a passionate ceramicist/potter. 
