Expectations are an attempt to control the world, and they will eventually disappoint or destroy.
They're in the basket of things that need to be held lightly, along with identities and ideologies.
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Oh jeez you’re going to be all soulfully Buddhist the whole year aren’t you
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Oh ewwww probably.
In my personal life, I have a magnitude 9.5 rollercoaster scheduled for the entirety of 2019, so 'aspiring Buddhist' seems to be the most pragmatic option to take...
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Colorful cursing and throwing tantrums all the way through *is* available as an alternative you know
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Have you met Vajrayana Buddhists? They're basically dragons in (barely) human form
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