expectations

In doing the work I do I have learned to expect nothing. Go into a situation with an open mind willing to learn about anything that comes my way. Spirits and nature respond better to this way of living.

There is another way of living. Rigid living. It says that everything has to be a certain way and if it isn't that way, work to obtain that way.

In a conversation with a family member last evening, I learned that some of my family is of the opinion that I need to live my life more rigidly. I need to bend to society's way go into retail sales and business. It is expected of me.
Where is the creativity in that? Who actually gains from that? How does that help others? I cannot help but be frustrated by the very idea that there is still someone around me who expects me to conform to their expectations. Just because they cannot see what I do as a way to a means, doesn't mean there is no means. Sure I have my own doubts about how the world works sometimes. I doubt my ability to support myself. But then I take a step back and look at the importance of what I do. My creature comforts are not all that much in comparison.

Here is my creed

I will work with my gifts and talents as they have been gifted to me.
I will help others to the best of my ability
I will be only who I am and nothing else
I will not deny my gifts and talents
I will continue to learn everything I can to better use my gifts and talents
I will not use my gifts for wrong doing

If this is not suitable to some and I am confronted with it, I will not engage a person in debate even if I really want to. I have to remember that some people are driven by material things. They see little value in spiritual contact. I pray for these people. I wish they didn't frustrate me so with their expectations of me.