So often we don’t realize that our expectations of things going a certain way are the very things holding us back.  We aren’t allowing things to progress if we demand a certain thing come in a certain way at a certain time.  We have our life on pause until that thing happens the way and when we envision it.  When we release the expectation of how and when, we free up the energy needed for the thing to come.  We let go of our idea of what others think of us and we simply become who we are.  That acceptance of self and the willingness to accept lessons and direction (or redirection) clear the way.  We know what to do and then allow the rest.  Stop creating our own obstacles by demanding the how.

I didn’t realize how much of my expectation of things going a certain way was actually stopping me.  I thought it was a matter of me being responsible and keeping to course to a certain degree.  I never considered it was a control thing.  I thought it simply was a trial and a test to see if I was dedicated enough or committed enough to see things through no matter how tough.  I never considered it wasn’t a test of resilience but rather a test of faith.  A test that I could trust enough to let go and float and things would still come to pass as they were meant to.  It wasn’t about my resolve to see things through, it was about having faith enough that what was meant to happen will happen and get me where I need to go.

Sometimes things don’t look how we think they will.  I know there was a period where I got confused and I started settling for anything because I didn’t think that anything I wanted would come to fruition.  I stopped saying yes to what I actually wanted because I didn’t think it was for me—I confused the alignment with chasing a carrot while demanding it look a certain way for me to be worthy to receive it.  But when we put all of that aside and we learn to take life as it comes, we see that all we are meant to have finds its way to us no matter what we are doing.  We can’t stop what is meant to be.  We can’t demand it be a certain way because that isn’t ours to control but we can allow and adapt to things as they come.  Don’t allow our expectations to be what stops us in our tracks.  Trust what comes.