What to Do When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned

  • Post last modified:September 5, 2026
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There are two things taking place when we feel like our life is not going the way we hoped or wanted it to. When it feels like life didn't go as planned, or when that quiet anxiety creeps in telling you that life is slipping away, the root usually comes back to these exact sources. The first thing is expectations — those pesky things created by society, our loved ones,…

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Shall I Leave My Family Behind For My Spiritual Journey?

  • Post last modified:July 11, 2024
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Q: Dear Todd, there are distractions like the war in Ukraine or famine in a neighboring country, in my case Afghanistan, and people who are just trying to own more and more. I have a family to support and a job that I need just to survive. I understand that those are external stuff but they affect my relationships - I am becoming very distant from everybody, and my productivity…

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How to Handle Unfulfilled Expectation From Life

  • Post last modified:March 23, 2024
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From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter NewsletterIf we were to see reality as it really is, all of our expectations would be met. But because we have limited perspectives with limited information, we expect things to happen that end up not panning out. When we expect things, we place our opinion of how things should be above everyone else’s and above what the universe had set in motion long…

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