Expectations

This morning I was thinking about expectations and it occurred to me that my very first thot, on February 1999, was about that, so I looked it up. You can too, here is is (http://lindaangellsthots.blogspot.com/2008/02/expectations.html) and decided that when something comes up again and again it must be important to me.

Expectations can simplify life, but only if they turn out to be true. Otherwise they become surprises, which are something else altogether, because surprises can be good, or bad (and occasionally something in between, but not too often.)

Personally I prefer to avoid expectations whenever possible.

If I expect the worst I may be conjuring up unpleasant possibilities and turning them into self fulfilling prophecies. If I expect the best I may be setting myself up for disappointments and those are almost too painful for me to deal with anymore.

No expectations can allow me to be fully in the moment, unencumbered by comparisons and better prepared to either appreciate it or deal with its reality.

In the end this is all easier said than done. The first trick to living consciously -- is to remember to do it.