It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily Episode 1543,

a step-by-step guide on letting go of expectations by Rebecca Crespo of Minimalism Made Simple.com,

and my narrator Justin Mollick reading you blogs every single day of the year,

tell you live a more meaningful life. There are no interviews, so not really a typical podcast,

just to me narrating some amazing blogs and sometimes books. Today's article is from a brand new

author to the show, I'll tell you more about Rebecca right after the reading. So for now,

let's hear our very first post from her as we optimize your life.

A step-by-step guide on letting go of expectations by Rebecca Crespo of Minimalism Made Simple.com.

The mind can be a marvelous thing. Us humans are able to use it in all kinds of ways,

from imagining and planning, to looking forward to things happening in the future and predicting

what might happen. Sounds great, right? Except there's just one teeny tiny problem.

When it comes to making predictions, we're very often wrong. These day-to-day predictions form

our expectations, the things we imagine are going to happen. Is having expectations in life a bad

thing? Not necessarily. Let's start by digging a little deeper into how they affect us and how we

can learn to let go of expectations that don't serve us well. What are expectations? Expectations

are a product of our imaginations. It's believing that something is going to happen one way,

only to find that it doesn't always turn out the way we want it. That's when disappointment and

resentment occur and drive us to feel a certain way about a situation or towards others.

Human beings naturally feel that their fulfilled expectations will bring them happiness.

How can expectations affect the minimalist lifestyle? If you've decided to adopt the minimalist

lifestyle, chances are you're working on trying to live with intention. From your personal

possessions to the people you choose to build bonds with, it's vital to save our energy for the

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