When Things Don't Work Out How We Hoped

This gentle talk explores expectations and disappointment through a personal story of something that didn’t unfold as I’d hoped - an experience that ultimately led me to live events here on Insight Timer. I offer a few reflections you might like to contemplate to meet your own experiences of unmet expectations and disappointment with curiosity, possibility, compassion, and grace.

This is the first talk in a new series of reflections drawn from our live journaling sessions held between June and October 2025.

With much gratitude to our wonderful “Journal With Me” community, whose encouragement inspired me to begin recording these talks.

Thank you so much for being here.

Ps. The birds in my garden say a few hellos, as usual. You might also hear a passing tram, plus a few Ginger snores towards the end :)

Reviews

Wonderful reflection session. Benita is authentic, calming, caring, and soothing. She offers a safe and comfortable space to explore thoughts, even those that we as human beings can find difficult to acknowledge.

Thank you .. wishing you all the best and it was a good talk🙏🏻✨💫🤍

Loved this personal and very relatable testimony. Thank you for sharing.