There is the person you want to be, the way you want to feel, and the person you are, the way you feel. It is good to have goals, to be self reflective, to know where you want to get to. But you also have to know who you are. "To get anywhere you have to know where you are." When the expectations are too high you have to take into account that your goal may be impossible and play with the idea until you are comfortable with just moving forward. And what can I say, who I want to be will probably never be who I am, or will be: My expectations are too high. Yes sure, you all want to hear about "everything is possible" and all the stories of people who overcame all their issues and were happy forever, but not everything is possible. "Not everything is possible." There are things you can change about yourself, but there are things that come with you and with work, yes, they will change, but they may never be exactly as you want them to. And that is...
