Drop Expectations: Power of Self Mastery

It is about the evolution of social demands built from expectations and perceptions in the late stage of a capitalist environment. We may question if it is our conditioned reality or constructive reality that our expectations are being built upon. The word "Expectation" has never sat well with me. When friends or family mentions that specific word, I try to put my full attention to what the conversation might be, and it always ends up with either a disappointing result or it becomes one's obligation that shows their internal representation. They are presented by either expectations, assumptions or falsity of some form of acceptance, resulting in coping mechanisms of self-sabotage traits, survival tactics and defense mechanisms. Are we able to differentiate nature vs being in order to live up to our own conditioned reality? Be on the journey of learning and dive in to find out.