Even Expectations Teach

All the unhappiness, I experience, is a result of some expectation not being met.

I am, at least on the surface, very happy when everything is happening just as I feel it should. It is easy for me to feel peaceful, when I am getting my way; when I feel loved by the universe and those around me, and when my physical needs are being met.

What happens, on the other hand, when my expectations are not fulfilled?

These reactions are totally dependant upon my experience of peace, at the moment of the disappointment. If I am centered and balanced, even major defeats, will not disrupt my feelings of calmness. If, instead, I am submersed in the world of illusion, the most minor occurrence may trigger a gross over-reaction on my part.

What may draw no response from me on a centered day, may receive my full wrath on an imbalanced day.

Both reactions are my teachers. Both indicate where I need to spend my energy.

I must feed that which feels loving and love that which needs healing.

The moment to moment ability to be totally honest with myself is the key to finding the teacher in all things.

Are we seeing a pattern here?