Letting go of Expectations

     We all have expectations as to how things will go, sometimes it is an over all life plan other times it is a single day or event. Today was my daughters first day at daycare and I had plans as to how things were going to go. Those plans included what she was going to wear and how long it would take to get ready to go. What I didn't plan on was my 2 year old daughter having an opinion about what she would wear for the day, beyond the normal requirement that it be a dress, nor did I plan on her completely rejecting my choice.
     As a result of my short-sightedness I also failed to plan on the amount of time the struggle to get her dressed would take. Followed by the time it took for her to tell me what she would wear and then get her dressed all over again. All of which meant we didn't have the leisurely drop off at daycare I had planned, where maybe I would have gotten a picture. Instead I walked away with the memory of her happily announcing to the room that she had her "squares" on. Yet even though it didn't turn out as I expected I wouldn't change it...because she was happy and thats all that really mattered.
     Today turned out to be another lesson in learning to let go of my own expectations of how things ought to go and accepting how they go as being meant to be. For me this is yet another lesson in life having my daughter is teaching me. So I wonder have you learned this lesson? And if so what taught you?

The outfit mommy selected.

The outfit she selected and wore.