The Calm Before the Tempest

So, I recently got back from a short, but needed and well-deserved vacation in Atlantic City.  My beau and I needed to get away from all of the craziness and just take some time to reconnect with each other.  All in all, it was a great time filled with losing money, eating AMAZING (did I say amazing) pizza, relaxing by the pool, and some pleasant shopping.

So now I'm waiting...waiting...waiting for school to start.  Waiting for my new job to start.  Waiting for my teacher training to begin.  This seems to be the time of the year when I feel most anxious, but something is different about this year than previous years.  I am much calmer; not really nervous about what is ahead.  Maybe that is because I have been practicing yoga more than I ever have in the past.  And I'm at a point where I am really trying to just take one day at a time and I will cross bridges when I get to them. 

Something I would like to address.....

Expectations.

I am really learning how to not expect anymore.  I would be lying to say that I never expect a thing, but I am really getting better at it.  Expectations lead us down the wrong path.  When I expect my beau to act a certain way, or I expect someone to smile back at me, or I expect my students to love my lessons, I am really just trying to control everything.  And what happens when our expectations aren't met?  I know that I let it ruin my attitude and then I let it influence the rest of the day.  So instead of expecting something and getting angry, try to keep an open mind.  Try to understand that you are leaving an opportunity for something amazing to happen to you.  By allowing the unexpected we are also teaching our hearts to experience things right as they happen in that very moment...which is why I love the Method, but that's another story.

Don't expect, just live and enjoy.