expectations

this is from Grey's Anatomy:

"No one believes their life will turn out just 'kind of okay'

We all think we're going to be great

And we feel a little robbed when our expectations aren't met

But sometimes, our expectations sell us short

Sometimes, the expected simply pales in comparison to the unexpected

You gotta wonder why we cling to our expectations

Because the expected is just what keeps us steady, standing, still

The expected is just the beginning

The unexpected is what changes our lives."

Quite an apt description of just what moves us and what changes us. For me at least. Most of the time we go along our daily paths, all hoping to become someone, go somewhere, or even just striving to lead a way of life that is true to ourselves. And out of the blue, amazingly wonderful or woefully devastating things (hopefully more of the former) happen that change our courses completely.

I wish for amazingly wonderful things to happen in all our lives in the new year.