I Can't Get No Satisfaction...

"Cause I can't get no - no satisfaction", so sang Mick Jagger. Satisfaction is always guaranteed by any bullshit media ad. But really - is it about obtaining satisfaction? Or is it merely expectations. Expectations that we hope to be met.

Expectations - the biggest crime you can commit against yourself.  I have learned that over and over. I tell my friends that having expectations can drive you to an early grave. It is when we expect things, i.e. everything's going to work out; that awesome dude is someday gonna call; I know I got the job...It is this and many other things that people expect. And what happens when those expectations are not met?

I know for myself that by having expectations, I am setting myself up for failure. Why? People are unpredictable, circumstances can change, life is ever changing. When society learns to stop expecting things, i.e. "keeping up with the jones", "everyone owes me something", etc. maybe we as a species can do the same.

Without expectations? Loss of worrying about things you have no control over. No disappointments needed, no loss of any kind really. And when your ship does come in, and you are not waiting like a fool at the dock - that is when life becomes exciting as well as your own.

I don't expect to have a million dollars. I don't expect to meet the man of my dreams. I don't expect my dream job. What I do expect of my self is: patience, endurance and love...

Just because I can't get no - satisfaction

Doesn't' mean I can't be happy...