Obama and Expectations

(high expectations) = BIG disappointment

I just skimmed the web with the phrase "Obama memorabilia" and was amazed at all the items I saw. Not since FDR have people been so pumped to own a piece of a man and have a stake in his vision.

Congratulations to our new president on this special day! I, like so many of us, look forward to a new positive force in the Oval Office.

I see so much excitement, so much hope in people in a way I do not think I ever have before. And that concerns me a little. I am not trying to be negative and I hope I don't sound that way. But I am concerned that people's expectations--which are very high--are so stellar that they will be impossible to achieve no matter how much good he does in the days, weeks and years to follow.

Many of us are tired. Many of us feel disenfranchised. Many of us are hungry for a new vision. I understand that. But all of us need to be realistic about what one man can do and how quickly he can do it.

Keep your expectations in check over those upcoming days, weeks, months. If expectations are too high, that means you have a long way to fall. As I mentioned in my post "Lose Your Big Stomach in 2 Days!?," what took a while to get in will take a while to get out. And quick fixes come with strings...

Congrats President Obama on this happy day!