Our best course is to live without expecting too much from others. They are not here to please or satisfy us. It's possible, too, that we've been unrealistic in some of our expectations and have set ourselves up for disappointments.
Our personal responsibility is to do our best even when others fall short of our expectations. At the same time, we can grow by becoming more reliable and dependable ourselves. ~Walk in Dry Places
Today I am grateful...
Our personal responsibility is to do our best even when others fall short of our expectations. At the same time, we can grow by becoming more reliable and dependable ourselves. ~Walk in Dry Places
Today I am grateful...
- that although I woke too early this morning and couldn't return to sleep because my thoughts were too busy, this is a rare occurrence for me anymore
- that I installed new versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox last night. This morning I cannot paste into a new post on IE, and Firefox won't let me underline and wants the fonts to be HUGE. I am doing this post in Firefox only because it allows me to cut and paste. Now the font sizes are screwed up. This surely messes with my serenity. (Update) I did finally figure out that I can cut and paste in the edit html feature. But Blogger was having trouble saving what had been written. Still messy stuff.
- for the brilliance of Tina Fey, last night's 30 Rock was hysterical
- that I can live this day with hope for a bright future
- that today I do not have to live in the past
- for the ease of letting go
Our very first problem is to accept our present circumstances as they are, ourselves as we are, and the people about us as they are. This is to adopt a realistic humility without which no genuine advance can even begin. Again and again, we shall need to return to that unflattering point of departure. This is an exercise in acceptance that we can profitably practice every day of our lives.
Provided we strenuously avoid turning these realistic surveys of the facts of life into unrealistic alibis for apathy or defeatism, they can be the sure foundation upon which increased emotional heath and therefore spiritual progress can be built. ~As Bill Sees It
8 comments:
Happy Friday the 13th to ya brother. Hey, there is a naked lady in your bathtub. Just sayin'
glad you figured it out. who's tina fey?
Eat cookies.
I'm constantly let down or in turmoil expecting too much of everyone else. I needed to read this today. Sigh...always learning, if only it would actually sink in. (Hugs)Indigo
I haven't had that problem with Firefox. I like the quote from Walk in Dry Places. I've set myself up many times and nearly always been disappointed when I did. Now I like the saying: Lower your expectations until you get what you want.
I HOPE YOU FIGURE OUT A SIMPLER SOLUTION TO THE FONT PROBLEM.
You may have given me an answer to how to paste text into a post in Safari... which I haven't been able to do since I got this computer.
Oh, and Good morning.
Ah yes...expecting little, accepting much.
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