We've all got expectations. When I attach to my expectations--when I am attached to a specific result and get all spun out when people/circumstances outside my control don't adhere to those expectations--then I’m setting myself up to suffer. So, do you have expectations?

You are only alone if you choose to be. That’s a bold statement, and one that we can struggle with during times when we feel lonely (so here’s help).

How often are we respecting the Law of Gradual Progress, vs. how often are we insisting that life bends to our will, and the lesson/insight/transformation comes when we want it to come? Change happens in micro-movements. It’s important--critical--not to underestimate micro-movements.

It’s not selfish to work on you. It’s really the only work that you can do. Other people can be the vehicles for our growth, but they can only take us so far. At some point, we will all face the reality of our own personal “inside job.”