Many years ago, I attended BYU Education week. One of the speakers was a psychologist who lived in my childhood ward. He claimed that most of the problems in people's lives can be traced back to frustrated expectations. I believe that. I look at the parts of my life that cause me the most stress and anxiety and they happen to be the things that I expected to be different.
"Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he's been robbed. The fact is that most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old-time rail journey . . . delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have a ride." -Gordon B. Hinckley
