EXpectation, my perspective.

[Miss Hepburn]

Expectation:Well, "my' perspective and some others, also, LOL...

Often over the years I have heard many talk about not having expectations...also, that desires
cause suffering...so cool them, too!
The common thinking is if you do not want, if you do not expect, then there will be no disappointment...
thus, the Buddhists idea of suffering will be lessened.

Well, first we are human and desires make the world go round.
As you know Abraham-Hicks is a proponent of desires. I am, too.

Expectations:
When we work at a job...we expect to be paid.
When we plant corn...we expect corn...(not radishes).

There is a formula to this life...Abraham-Hicks and many New Thought authors and the like have tried to teach us.
(Good examples...Florence Schovel Shinn's "The Game of Life and How To Play It"...
"Open Your Mind to Prosperity"-Catherine Ponder)

To not expect is not 'my way'.
I expect everything...I expect money to fall into my lap...
I expect jobs to fall into my lap...
I expect happiness and to experience what all the yogis do.
I expect to see smiles wherever I enter...and I expect
God Himself, His Divine Spirit, His Presence to be in my life every day
making me tear up in gratitude, keeping me in a state a of reverence.
I expect to lose 5 pounds way before Sept 17th.

These are the seeds I plant.
I expect all of them to pop up...just like corn.

So far so good!

Watering your seed...means having no doubt...that would be like
using poison water on your seed.

Just another perspective on expectation.

[Miss Hepburn]

Regarding meditation:

Sure, to sit in silence and peace with no expectation just to be aware is sweet!
Try sitting for hours waiting for the Divine to come;
expecting 'Him' to...longing for Him, yearning for Him, asking Him...telling Him you will not move until He does....now
THAT is my meditation....and so far so good!

It changes the lackluster silent meditation sessions of many I read about.
Want and expect God to come to you personally and speak to you;
filling you with His Divine Presence and Love...revealing Himself and
His personality and playfulness to you intimately.

It's like taking your power and grabbing life by the horns.

I know, it's a different take...not a popular one always.
It has proven successful in my life...and I had 28 or 30 years of sweet,
mediocre, peaceful meditations...so I know the difference, lemme tell ya!

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[Sarian]

You're a pretty awesome woman, my friend.

[Miss Hepburn]

Let's see, today I expect everything to be soooo great...and
to see the perfection in every event!

See how great it is to start a day out this way?
I expect to
smile and bring a little joy into the lives of everyone I bump into.
(I laugh a lot...it makes others laugh with me.)
If you saw me across a room...you would probably see me laughing..
esp when I spill things...
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