The days passed in a dream. I pictured our reunion again and again, played it out in my mind over and over until I’d almost worn a groove in my thoughts, so deep that it seemed the only thing I could think of was our reunion. Anticipation is a gift. Perhaps there is none greater. Anticipation is born of hope. Indeed it is hope’s finest expression. In hope’s loss, however, is the greatest despair. .Steven L. Peck
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The beautiful thing about anticipation is that it allows for imagination to run wild. When we create a mental image of something that we want or need, our minds can no longer rest because we are anticipating the thing we desire to happen. When you're anticipating meeting your favorite celebrity, your mind races through all of the possibilities and fantasies that could come from such a meeting. Anticipation is a gift because it keeps your mind active and alert.
In its loss, however, is the greatest despair. When you don't have hope to look forward to, your mind does not rest because you are anticipating something that may never come to pass.
Source: A Short Stay In Hell
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