I Have No Expectations
Having "no expectations" is actually a very freeing attitude to adopt when done out of love for "what is."
A bitter person also might have no expectations, but she does so because she believes everyone lets her down, anyway, so she "might as well" have no expectations of them.
But when you do it out of love for "what is" (REALITY), it becomes an act of LOVE that frees you (MOST) but also frees all those around you - and that's a great gift to give.
Hard truths many don't want to accept:
No one can fill your voids but you.
No one can make you feel anything (happy, mad, sad, glad, neglected, etc.) but you.
No one "needs" to do anything for you.
Having acceptance for reality does not actually mean you will always "love" it, but it does mean you won't fight it. Fighting reality causes the suffering. When we fight reality we make up a story in our head that reality should be different than it is - therefore it sucks and we are sad/mad.
When we let go of expectations and focus on gratitude life changes completely. (And, dare I say, you become a nicer person to be around). People who are never happy, looking for others to "fill them" are like vampires - it becomes draining on your spirit to be around them.
A bitter person also might have no expectations, but she does so because she believes everyone lets her down, anyway, so she "might as well" have no expectations of them.
But when you do it out of love for "what is" (REALITY), it becomes an act of LOVE that frees you (MOST) but also frees all those around you - and that's a great gift to give.
Hard truths many don't want to accept:
No one can fill your voids but you.
No one can make you feel anything (happy, mad, sad, glad, neglected, etc.) but you.
No one "needs" to do anything for you.
Having acceptance for reality does not actually mean you will always "love" it, but it does mean you won't fight it. Fighting reality causes the suffering. When we fight reality we make up a story in our head that reality should be different than it is - therefore it sucks and we are sad/mad.
When we let go of expectations and focus on gratitude life changes completely. (And, dare I say, you become a nicer person to be around). People who are never happy, looking for others to "fill them" are like vampires - it becomes draining on your spirit to be around them.
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