It’s common for us to have expectations about what will happen in our lives, in our work, in our relationships. Our mind is busy trying to project what might happen, and then we have some emotional reaction to these stories about the future - perhaps feeling hope that they will happen, or despair that they won’t happen.
If these visions play out without us noticing them, they may well cause us suffering. Even if the actual events that pass are agreeable, we might not enjoy them, simply because we expected something different.
When we notice these stories fully, being present with them, allowing them to exist, we keep our minds from going off unrestrained. Our everyday life becomes a meditation - noticing the thoughts, and returning our focus to whatever task is at hand.
(Read the transcript and find important links on the site: A Beautiful Thought – Let Go Of Stories: Episode 434)

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