Expectation and Reality Funny in Great Wall

With the year we're having, it's safe to say that a lot of us are expecting 2021 to be far better. However, even if some of us are losing faith in humanity, things aren't as grim in 2020 as we think. People from all over the world are sharing the times that the results they got exceeded expectations and posting them on the 'Expectation Vs. Reality' subreddit.

Scroll down for a wholesome collection that has no place for cynicism and where reality is better (or at least as good) as what's advertised. Remember to upvote your fave pics, Pandas. When you're done scrolling through this list and upvoting your fave pics, check out Bored Panda's previous post about cake fails from the 'Expectation Vs. Reality' subreddit.

Bored Panda reached out to Reddit user Zarishka, whose photos of the Doctor Who cupcakes she ordered went viral on the subreddit. According to the redditor, the cupcakes were baked by Alena who lives in Nur-Sultan, in Kazakhstan. "She bakes cupcakes, cakes and cake pops! And can decorate them in any theme the customer wants. Recently she's been making really cool Halloween themed cupcakes and pops." Scroll down for the rest of our delicious interview with Zarishka.

According to redditor Zarishka, the Doctor Who cupcakes that exceeded their expectations were really good. "Chocolate cupcakes with salt caramel filling and cheese cream on top. Sweet, salty, and creamy at the same time!" That sounds like heaven to us!

"The cupcakes were for my best friend's bachelorette party. Well, just out of lockdown style bachelorette party, a picnic for three people counting the bride in a local park. She wanted the whole wedding to be in the Doctor Who style, however, because of the pandemic all the wedding plans fell through, and we didn't even think we'd be able to do the bachelorette party," Zarishka said.

"But then the situation seemed to become more stable in our city, and the lockdown was lifted, so we decided to have a small party for the three of us, and I immediately ordered the cupcakes with very short notice. The baker didn't even know about the series, so I didn't expect to get these amazing cupcakes at all. My friend was super happy with them! I love Doctor Who, however, I can't say that I'm as big of a fan as she is," the redditor told Bored Panda.

She added that she doesn't think that the photos do the cupcakes justice. "They also had edible glitter on them, star-shaped candy, and silvery candy of various sizes. Very pretty!"

This was taken at Ice House reservoir in Pollock Pines, CA last night. I head out to dark skies on occasion to do astrophotography, but last night I forgot a tracker to compensate for the earth's motion, so I took some experimental shots without it. Turned out much better than I expected. Star trail shots are challenging to compose, so I got pretty lucky with the way they seemed to flow through the trees.

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The 'Expectation Vs. Reality' community on Reddit has 710k members and they've got pretty much everything to do with (yup, you guessed it) expectations: from roaring successes to facepalm-worthy fails.

One thing that's pretty much consistent about people is just how bad most of us are at predicting how we will feel in different situations. Generally, we tend to expect too much and then get disappointed when reality slaps us in the face like an angry otter with a wet fish.

Even though we yearn for success and want to avoid failure, research has shown us that we greatly overestimate how much happier we'll be when rich, famous, in the perfect relationships, and working our dream jobs.

Sure, we get a (massive) boost when we win the lottery, get married, or get that promotion we've been angling for these past few years. But. But! That joy doesn't last long. Soon enough, we're back at our 'standard' happiness levels, wondering what goals we should pursue next. We're very adaptable and that's both a blessing and a curse.

Instead of focusing on how 'perfect' life will be if only X, Y, and Z happened, you should appreciate the things around you. Don't take things for granted. Start a gratitude journal. Let the people in your life know what they mean to you. Sappy? Sure.

But gratitude will make you much happier. And this happiness is within your reach. So hope for the best, prepare for the worst, don't expect much, but bask in the glow when the results accidentally exceed your expectations.

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