expectations

Stressors of Comfort and Security

Google: Chronic stress can wreak havoc on the body, for research that ties right into my last post, Right state of peaceful mind. Notice how the lightening bolt in the graphic (right) points to the brain, and from there down through the rest of the body. The article puts it this way: “The effect of […]

What Climate Catastrophy?

In the mid 1980’s much in science was pointing to a looming climate catastrophe. I stressed over this for a few years and then felt… Que Sera, Sera. I see now, 30 years later, that it is going down just like the computer models indicated. These models were not warning of climate warming, per se. […]

Science Proves Buddha Right!

Google: CBS News When low expectations achieve big results, for research that reveals how we shoot ourselves in the foot with our expectations. This drives yet another nail into the coffin of faith-based wishful thinking. This is not to say expectations aren’t useful or natural. Indeed, considered from a Symptoms Point Of View, they help […]

Is Gen Y Unhappy?

A friend sent me an interesting article. It points out much of the same causes for unhappiness that I see, so at first I accepted it without much question. Soon, however, it began to nag at me. Something didn’t exactly mesh; there was more too it. If you’re interested, google [Why Generation Y Yuppies Are […]

Change we can believe in?

I find it amusing how frustrated people are with President Obama. It is a classic example of how one’s expectations are the seeds of one’s disappointments. It also shows people’s lack of maturity. Maturity comes down to how gracefully I can accept a reality that doesn’t match my expectations. Children get their hopes up for […]

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