Now that the blessed and dreaded day has passed, it's back to life as usual... It seems trying on the persona name "Blessed Barb" felt like a "jinx" for lack of a better word... I'm just going back to plain, ol' Barbara...
I have to admit I expected my birthday to be all about me, but instead it turned out to be a day all about humility... Bill has always said, "Don't have such high expectations, and you'll never be disappointed." Those are wise words; I always do that on such occasions, and it ends up not living up to what I envisioned... When will I ever learn?
From this day forth, I will be more aware that high expectations are ripe for opportunities for disappointment, and I will avoid getting into that trap again...
Well, I better get back to my real life cleaning toilets, mopping floors, and doing laundry...
I have to admit I expected my birthday to be all about me, but instead it turned out to be a day all about humility... Bill has always said, "Don't have such high expectations, and you'll never be disappointed." Those are wise words; I always do that on such occasions, and it ends up not living up to what I envisioned... When will I ever learn?
From this day forth, I will be more aware that high expectations are ripe for opportunities for disappointment, and I will avoid getting into that trap again...
Well, I better get back to my real life cleaning toilets, mopping floors, and doing laundry...
You ARE blessed!! Love you!
ReplyDeleteOh, no, Barbara. Don't resign yourself to lowering your expectations.
ReplyDeleteJust don't hang your emotions on them.
Expect great things of yourself.
Expect small moments to blossom into great joy.
Expect God to appear & to speak in the most unexpected times & places.
Expect peace & satisfaction when others don't meet your expectations of them.
But don't give up on expecting wonderful things. They'll come in surprising ways.
Jean
I used to have the mindset that if you expected the worst, and then it didn't happen, you'd be pleasantly surprised and relieved. I don't feel that way anymore, but I believe that when you have NO expectations, beautiful things happen!
ReplyDeleteI have a picture similar to the one posted here... I'll make it my next post!
Happy Belated Birthday, Barbara! May this year be one filled with God's richest blessings for you!
ReplyDeleteBarbara...I want to thank you for your supportive comments on my blog, domesticengineerguy.blogspot.com. I'm just about back in a groove of one per week.
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