An important thing to remember

The difference between expectations and what I really believe makes all the difference in the world, because I can't really expect something I don't believe in.

It means I don't really expect what I say, or think, or perhaps even believe I expect.

I may want to live forever, but I don't really expect to. I may want to be thin and healthy, but I never expect to actually get there. I may love the idea of being youthful, but don't really believe I am.

I have this niggling suspicion that most things are possible if I really, truly do believe them with all my heart and all my thoughts and all my soul.

The secret then, is not to find the magic word, or fountain of youth, or anything else outside of myself.

The secret is to find what I need inside of me.