Chameleon, there's a part of me that expects good things, and knows that in order to get that standard, I may need to work harder or do particular things or do them in a particular way or pay more or go out of my way or improve my ability to gauge what makes something good...

... and there's a part of me that expects that life and things won't meet that standard...

... and yet another part that realises that even if I do everything I can, sometimes I won't receive what I want to receive, or I will receive what I don't want to receive.

The trick seems to be to face life with equanimity.