Expectations and Adventure

Expectations

It is very easy

to get tangled up

by your desires

when you expect

something important

to happen

or when you

want something

very much.

Such things

have a way of narrowing

down your point of view

until all that you seem

to be able to see

or think about

is the object

of your desire.

When this happens

you need to sit down,

relax, and remind yourself

that life will not end if you

don't get what you expect.

There is very, very little

that ever happens

in your life that is worth

all the undue worry.

The ability to be able

to keep your expectations

in perspective is a true

mark of spiritual maturity.

The advantage

of wanting and needing

only a few things out of life

in order to be happy

is a sure sign

of considerable

spiritual strength.

Dewey Dirks

Adventure

If you look

always at life

as an adventure,

the thrill of living

will never

leave you.

If life no longer

appears to be

an adventure

to you, change

your attitude

and look anew,

because

good, bad

or indifferent,

peaceful or full

of mayhem,

life is forever

an adventure.

Dewey Dirks