Morning Quickie: Gallon People & Pint People

Last night, while taking a much-needed break from working on my jewelry, I managed to catch the last little bit of Oprah’s Lifeclass Tour. Deepak Chopra’s segment had ended, and T. D. Jakes was on next. If you follow me on Twitter you know I was all over his lifeclass last week on living with purpose. This time around he was talking about forgiveness. I was in and out of the room so I missed a lot (got the DVR set for the rerun though!), but I heard one thing about expectation that hit a nerve.

“When you expect someone to love on a gallon level and they are a pint person, you’re going to be frustrated the rest of your life.”

Basically, don’t expect more than what a person is capable of. I know I’m guilty of that from time to time, even though I try hard not to have any expectations at all. (IMO, expectation leads to disappointment, in case you didn’t know.) And while I don’t believe myself to be a gallon person (maybe half a gallon at the most lol) I have had instances where what I was given (time, love, communication, etc.) was just not what I needed. If you’re expecting anything from another person (romantically or otherwise) make sure your expectations match their capability.