sinking sand of self

So I have recently learned something very valuable. I feel like the information age with an overly active image focused hedonistic society has created us into over expectant monsters. When I say this, I heavily refer to myself. Don’t jump to the automatic conclusion that I think I’m better than anyone – because I’m not.

What I’ve noticed is that with selfish individualism sets us up for an unhappiness, a fundamental flaw of constant dissatisfaction with our past, current and future circumstances. I’m not entirely sure as many people have depression as clinically categorized as such so much as we fundamentally become so inwardly focused and from thereon in it is a pit of sinking quick sand.

We seem to be forgetting a huge thing. It’s not about us and there is a bigger picture. On top of it, we can’t save ourselves as hard as we try to.
And thus, because we are a bunch of geriatric slow thinkers on this profound aspect of life, we set ourselves up for constant self-induced dissatisfaction. In our relationships both pletonic and not-so-pletonic. In our evaluation of self, life, and others. In overall contentment of life.
AND, as this is not a complainer’s blog, I have come up with an equation to attempt to simplify a complex observation with an almost just as complex equation.
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Realisation(IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU) + Put others first

/DIVIDED BY/

Keep Expectations Low (for everything/everyone else)

= EQUALS =

Met*Exceeded Expectations in life giving way to understanding how to be more content

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I figure that if our unhappiness creates this spiral of unhappiness and dissatisfaction. Break the cycle. Re-evaluate why your expectations are so high. Keep a standard but recognize where you might perhaps be unreasonable in expectation and surprisingly if you were to not expect so much out of life, you’ll be more pleasantly surprised and content with what comes your way. Not to say this works in every circumstance, however, if you let go of a lot of high expectations, suddenly certain circumstances don’t seem like such a burden.

This is realistically an overarching theme that Christ came to hammer into our heads by dying unselfishly on a cross. If you’re truly curious about the Biblical principles that keep us grounded such as the themes behind this equation, you’ll dive into his word. I don’t have to preach at you in a blog. Just an observation for everyone.