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Hope for tomorrow: Do not give your past a voice

What we expect influences our behaviour

Human beings are predisposed to expect bad things to happen. We readily believe bad and negative reports about ourselves and about others more eagerly and easily than good.

And everything we hear inevitably creates an expectation of sorts. That is why to guard what we hear is a crucial part of the wisdom for determining the outcomes of our destiny.

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