Reflection for the Day Adversity introduces man to himself, a poet once said. For me, the same is of even imagined adversity. If I expect another person to react in a certain way in a given situation-and he or she fails to meet my expectations-well, then I hardly have the right to be disappointed or angry. Yet I occasionally still experience feelings or frustrations when people dont act or react as I think they should. Through such imagined - or better yet, self-inflicted-adversity, I come face to face with my old self- the one who wanted to run the whole show. Is it finally time for me to stop expecting and to start accepting.??? Today I Pray May I stop putting words in peoples mouths, programming them - to react as I expect them to. Expectations have fooled me before: I expect unbounded love and protection from those close to me, perfection from myself, undivided attention from casual acquaintances. On the adverse side, I expect failure from myself, and rejection from others. May I stop borrowing trouble - or triumph either - from the future. Today I Will Remember Accept. Dont expect.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 16:15:34 +0000
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