A Life Free of Expectation

A life free of expectation....what does this mean??



I've been pondering this for quite sometime. I don't
really know what it means to live without expectation
but I think it's very wise. Not in the sense that
we should settle for less than what God's grace
has allowed us to deserve, but being aware and open to
anything that crosses our path of life. To not have
certain expectations of how our life turns out, completely
letting God control the journeys of our lives.

I starting practicing Yoga this past semester at school
and one of the biggest mantras, or thoughts that was
encouraged to think about was having no expectation
of your practice. At the beginning of our practice, we
thought to ourselves what we wanted out of it, then we
continued with our class, then at the end we remembered
what our intention was for our practice. Whether it was
met or not, we let it go.

Let it go. I am free of expectation. This was my mantra.
I had nothing to live up to, other than what I needed and
had in the moment. How can I apply this to my spiritual life?
Is it more positive or negative to live free of expectations?
How much more beneficial would life be if we were able to just
let things go? Not that we don't care, but to take it, recognize
that it happened, and let it go.

Just words and thoughts. The monkey is for your thoughtful pleasure.

Blueberry Heaven

For those of you who are not aware...I love blueberries. Love them.
Need them. Want them. Love them. It's bad.

It all started when I had mono two summers ago and I came to Houston for
the summer. My mom is all about getting better the natural way, blah blah, :) so
she told me if I just ate blueberries all summer I would get better because they
contain antioxidants. So, I did, and I got better, and I'm not sure the blueberries
had anything to do with it, but I went with it. Mom's always know best.

I would have them with me all year around but unfortunately, if
they aren't in season they are like 25 dollars per berry. Ok, not
really, but they are expensive. So, today my mom and I treated
ourselves to a beautiful morning in a huge blueberry farm picking
some delicious berries.

I look forward to this every summer.
You can't buy berries like these, they are just oh so sweet and juicy.
A true summer delight, and for those of you in the Houston
area you can treat yourself to a blueberry picking morning too.
It's just 1.50 per pound, and no extra costs to pick.
Visit http://www.moorheadsblueberryfarm.com for more info!

It made my Saturday. Have a blessed day.

Silent Strength

I've been reading Colossians lately, and it's amazing. I've realized
that silent strength is an amazing gift to have, and one that I need.
To give anonymously, and not just money or material goods, but prayer, compassion, love...
It's so hard to give and get nothing in return that is immediate or
materialistic...unfortunately. We are people of impatience and we need
affirmation when we do good things. Affirmation that we are good, that
we deserve to be praised, and that we have somehow made someone or something
else better. That is great, but I feel like God is calling us to a very
humble silent strength. In Colossians 3 God speaks about putting on 'tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another'...and a lot of times you do these things unnoticed, which is good for us. It's good for us to do things where we don't receive immediate praise, but that we seek those things that are above, and not on things on this earth. When we forgive, we do this often just within ourselves,
and not make a big to do about how you forgave one that did you wrong. How many
times have we done our God wrong?? He forgives, loves, and waits patiently for us to
return to Him.

"But above all things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful." Colossians 3:14-15