lower your expectations of others to avoid inevitable disapointment
this is not a result of passive thinking and weakness that I say this. I went to hear Davemrita Swami speak last week on love. he’s basically a hare krishna holy leader donning orange pyjamas-like outfit, eats vegetarian and listens intently as his “Inspirits” or students sing Hare Krishna mantra over and over again, accepting it, as they do, the sound of pure love from Krishna (God within you). as foreign as this gathering was to me and reminded me quite frankly of an airport in the ’70s at times, Davemrita Swami spoke plainly and poignantly of the impossibility in the search for unconditional love within a world of conditions. when we look for love based on expectations we have for our spouse the love is is finite, whether it ends in death or divorce or betrayal. the only way to reach higher love is to help each other in fulfilling spiritual growth. love based on romantic attraction, worldly similarities and the acquisition of possessions (experiences, a life, house, money, travel and even children) will ultimately end within or at the end of this life unless partners seek to attain a higher purpose for their union. wowow!
xox dr millie lytle nd
ps: explore this deep thought for a week, and then I will return. 
