Hello friends!
It's time for our daily affirmation,
Inspiration,
And mindful journaling prompt.
Today we're on inspiration 340.
I let go of expectations.
You release the need to control every outcome and instead trust in the natural flow of life.
You understand that expectations can lead to disappointments and frustration and you choose to live in the present moment.
You are mindful of your thoughts and emotions and you allow them to arise and pass without judgment.
You are motivated to live a life of freedom and joy knowing that when you let go of expectations you open yourself up to endless possibilities.
You are grateful for every experience whether it meets your expectations or not.
You know that each experience is a chance to learn and grow.
Wow there's there's a lot to unpack here.
The first thing that came to mind as I'm reading this is how I was awake at 430 this morning thinking of all the things that I need to do today and which do I need to do first.
That's when my brain starts to spin,
Spin,
Spin,
Spin.
I have to listen to a sleeping meditation in order to go back to sleep.
The expectation of my own productivity,
What am I going to do?
Those expectations and letting go of those I think is the hardest thing to let go of.
I've had lots of things in my life that haven't gone the way that I wanted.
Sure I may have been disappointed but I've reached a point where I'm like oh okay that wasn't supposed to go that way.
Oh well moving on.
When it comes to the expectations that I have for myself that that is a completely different story.
To be fair I probably do judge myself at times or why haven't I gotten this done or why am I goofing around or why shouldn't I get this done?
What's holding me back?
Is it some deep emotional thing?
You know just all those kind of things that we all think of.
Then I remember that I'm supposed to let go of expectations.
Okay let's get back down to brass tacks one thing at a time.
That's the way that I need to move forward.
There's this line that I wrote,
You are mindful of your thoughts and emotions.
And the kicker,
Allow them to arise and pass without judgment.
Just like clouds floating in the sky.
That's another thing I think of when I'm asleep at night or laying awake at night.
These are just thoughts.
They need to come and go.
Tell me you don't feel like this at times.
Your mindful journaling prompt for today is,
What positive changes have I noticed since letting go of expectations?
Let me know what comes up for you in the comments.
Have a lovely day.
