I think my younger self would have been surprised that, in my mind at least, I haven’t changed as much as I thought I would. I still believe a lot of the same things, still get irritated by the same things and still have far too many shoes!
I always thought that when I retired I would take day courses and join clubs whereas I am now more interested in health (cooking and exercise) and long walks. I have also discovered a talent I never knew I had, I am absolutely brilliant at pottering around and not doing much at all
I don’t really think l expected anything and l suppose that’s because we can’t foresee the future.
I probably live for now and deal with stuff as it appears. I eat well, l try to live well but whatever we do, none of us know what is around the corner!
As my old mother in law used to say…
“Blessed is He Who Expects Nothing, for He Shall Never Be Disappointed”.
I think mine was what I expected to be in engineering and that is what it was. In my case there was much more travelling than many in my field would have experienced. And that was OK for me.
I look out at the world with the same or at least very similar perspective I have always held, proud I have become too jaded or cynical.
As a youth I never really had too many expectations. Hopes and dreams and desires yes, but I didn’t put too much stock in the world providing despite my efforts, so have always been prepared to roll with the punches.
So in a way no, I had no expectation of being where I am now or necessarily doing what I am doing, but much is as I thought it might be and I always wanted to be happy and I am, sooo…
Mine is nothing like I expected… when I was younger I vowed never to have children and I didnt until I was classed as an older mum… if I could go back and introduce myself to the young girl I was she would be shocked … pleasantly so I hope. Have to admit I often wonder what she would make of me now… truly I hope I haven’t disappointed her.
Predictions are difficult especially if they are about the future. I didn’t have any expectations. I used to stumble through life and was always taken aback by developments and events. Although there have been some I got off lightly including some potentially fatal situations, things basically turned out well and I’m really grateful for that. If I had known what life would be like, though, it would have helped me a lot and would have made some more unpleasant phases of life more bearable.
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