Expectation is saying 'I am not content'.
Now contentment has nothing to do with having enough. This is quite clearly demonstrated in the world by those who have more than enough and still they are not content.
Contentment is not gained from anything in the outerworld. It is gained through what is lost. We lose our expectations and all of a sudden we are at peace. The moment went from being quite ordinary to extraordinary simly because we decided to be present in the moment rather than our thoughts of the moment.
The difference between being in the moment and thinking in the moment is the difference between eating an ice-cream and thinking of eating an ice-cream.
Moreover, when thoughts are no longer held in mind, the mind is free to become conscious of its true Self that is of course, that Peace that passes all understanding.
Even in one's worst possible moment, one can be the I in the storm, the peace that calms the chaos. Simply by letting go of expectations and embracing the Present as the Presence.
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