“The best things in life are unexpected – because there were no expectations.” ~ Eli Khamarov
I’m not saying that everything you’ve attained with a set of expectations were a disappointment but if you think about what gave you delight, most of it were probably what you least expected.
Ongoing life lesson… set expectations on certain goals to continuously challenge yourself, but definitely make more room for surprises.
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You always make simple, ordinary things meaningful. You and I see a simple Daisy as “a thing of beauty (considering that it is so plain in comparison with a rose) as a joy forever.”
Whenever I go to a garage sale, I just tend to browse around, with no intension of buying anything. After awhile, my eyes catch at something and draws me to it. As I pick out the
item, I know where to put it in my house. When people see that item, they ask where I bought it and how much I had to pay for it. When I tell them they are astounded!!!