There was a time when I actually thought it was wrong to expect good things to happen. Being raised in a very Negative family, we were always taught to expect the worst. Always. I still hear my dad (even after I was a grown woman) telling me as I was leaving his house, "Now be sure you don't get hit by a car when you cross the street to get in your car." And I grew up with that every single time I left the house when he was home only it was, "Don't get hit by a car when you cross the street." (I wasn't driving yet). My father was a very loving, caring, giving person, but for some reason he was so fearful of life. He just knew that catastrophe was just around the corner and that it was coming for him or those he loved. And sure enough, there were plenty of disasters that did happen, but now I'm convinced that the reason so much strife/bad luck came to our family is that he fully EXPECTED it. Luckily, my mother was a good counter balance, she tried to stay positive and to believe that good was just around the bend, but there were times when she too gave into the negativity and that's when things would really get bad.
I lived that life for awhile, even in adulthood. I fully expected the world to shit on me and during those times I was expecting it, that's just what I got. It was almost as if the Universe was saying, "Oh, you want your car to break down? Okay--keep thinking that it will and your wish will be granted." And then there were times when I just knew I was going to be sick with a bad head cold or the flu and lo and behold! Within days I would come down with the grunge and feel awful and barely make it through with my achy body and sniffling nose...
But lately, I've learned that I can fully expect GOOD things to come into my life and POOF!!! I get what I am expecting. I'm learning that expecting good things to happen truly IS a GOOD thing! There is nothing wrong with looking forward to better times, to envisioning the wonders and beauty of those good times, to actually focus on that pristine home, yard, car, on excellent health, on a happy and joyful heart. I'm finding the more I expect and focus on those things, the more I'm RECEIVING those things!
And too, I'm also becoming aware of all the wonders in my life that are true blessings. My friends, my home, my family of sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews and children, grandchildren and the beautiful blue sky above and the wispy awesome clouds, the lake that is near my home that gives me solitude and peace and a place to walk whenever I need to reflect and enjoy Mother Nature. Being grateful for all of these things makes me realize just how very, very lucky I am, how fortunate I am to be sharing this life with so many who love me and care, how fortunate I am to be able to become acquainted with those here on MJ and read and "feel" what they are going through and Learn from their experiences too.
We live in an amazing world. I find myself feeling so thankful that I was borne into this time and age when I can chat and converse with people across the globe, where I can feel their presence whenever I am feeling a bit off kilter and out of sorts and know that someone so far away has days just like mine at times and they keep on keepin' on, just like I do!
So...back to my main topic...Expectation--Try for just a few days to Expect GOOD and Wonderful things--Envision those very good and wonderful things really Happening in your life. Be specific--throw in all the details that you want to happen, that you hope to see and then begin to fully, fully EXPECT it all to come to pass.
It's a little spooky--but it works. I've even gone back in my private journal and read where I had put forth a "prayer" or a "wish" and indeed, it did come to pass. Well, really it's not spooky--I mean getting what you ask for shouldn't be scary, should it? It's just a tad uncanny when you start noticing all the things that you've put out there in thought, in spoken word as hopes and dreams, wishes and EXPECTATIONS and then seeing it happen. Not always immediately, but eventually it all DOES happen. So now I truly understand the saying, "Be Careful What You Ask For, You May Just Get It."
I don't know about you, but I'm going to make a concerted effort to EXPECT GOOD THINGS. I KNOW they're Coming MY Way and I am Hoping that You Will Know That GOOD THINGS are coming YOUR way Too!!!!
Blessings to All!!!! (2012 is going to be a GOOD Year)
Another profound quote that just blows me away with its utter truth and simplicity. Jimmy Hendrix was an enlightened soul--it's no wonder that he moved on as quickly as he did to his next existence. I imagine he found it a little difficult to mesh here--seems he was somewhat ahead of the times...
But he was so absolutely RIGHT. Whenever the Power of LOVE overcomes and replaces the LOVE of POWER, the World truly WILL know peace. Perhaps that's why I have found such an inner peace--it's not there every single moment of every single day, but I do feel as if my inner self is no longer at war with parts of me that I do not particularly like or understand. I am learning to accept me and to try to understand me from within and to like who I truly am. Why this turn around? Because these last months I have been given a blessing of Love so profound and real that it rocks my world. Not only am I given the beautiful love of one soul mate or two, but I have rediscovered my third beautiful soul mate -- so that as we can walk this path, explore and journey this life for however long it takes for us to find the PEACE that we all seek and desire to feel, to live.
I will continue this momentous and marvelous journey as long as I am finding answers and reasons to continue on--but if ever I reach a point whenever I have absolutely NO MORE questions, then I know that it will be time for me to move on to my next plane of existence.
But for now???
For now I am loving every moment, every new discovery, every laugh or smile or song I hear from those I know and love, from my fellow man who is on this journey at the same time as I am. So very many of us traveling through the lands, living on this beautiful and sacred planet of ours and so many of us yearning, hoping, looking to understand not only our purpose for being here, but asking why, why, why do things work out the way they do? Why are those in the human race so basically greedy and selfish and uncaring, save for a few? But wait! What if there are more who truly DO care, who are unselfish and giving and loving and I just have not met all of them yet??? OMG. What a wonderful thought!!! I have the opportunity to meet more and more people who love, who care, who share, who give, who enjoy life for the sake of living and not just for monetary or selfish gain!!! Wow!!!
Aren't questions Magical? And isn't it fun looking for the answers? And isn't the MOST AMAZING AND WONDERFUL THING when we discover an answer that has been there all along and all we had to do was figure out what the QUESTION really was we needed to ask?
I'm finding the more I expect and focus on those things, the more I'm RECEIVING those things!
