Disappointment doesn’t grow into heartbreak, nor does failure. Heartbreak is an altogether different thing. The brokenhearted are the bravest among us-they dared to love. It hurts in an entirely different way because heartbreak is always connected to love and belonging. Heartbreak is more than just a particularly hard form of disappointment or failure. Now, before weekends, vacations, or even busy school or work weeks, we talk about expectations. We just tend to blame each other for our disappointment when they’re not realized. What we never do is make those expectations explicit. We set all kinds of wild expectations about getting stuff done. I give up my to-do list.” -Steve (Rising Strong p 141) “When it’s just me with the kids, I have no expectations for getting my own stuff done. Brene Brown, Rising Strong p 139Įxpectations are resentments waiting to happen. Brene Brown, Rising Strong p 139Įxpectations often coast along under our radar, making themselves known only after they have bombed something we had high hopes for into trouble. We run from grief because loss scares us, yet our hearts reach toward grief because the broken parts want to mend. Rising Strong Chapter Seven: The Brave and Brokenhearted
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