Above all, I was suffering inner pain because my performance and my accomplishments in life failed to live up to my own expectations of myself.
I had to anesthetize that pain with alcohol. Of course, the more I drank, the more unrealistic my expectations became and the poorer my performance,
and the gap widened.
So the need to drink grew still greater.
-- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 556
My disappointments are equal to my expectations.
We cannot change the directions of the wind, but we can adjust our sails. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. Have a beautiful day unless you plan otherwise. ... B-)
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