According to Jerry Lynch and Chungliang Al Huang, changing expectations to preferences is a powerful way to return to the present moment. Here is a short excerpt from their must-read, classic book Thinking Body Dancing Mind:
"Expectations block your development and limit your horizons...When you have an expectation, you are confident that something will turn out in a particular way. You may be looking forward to it, as if it were due to happen. Looking forward, however, distracts you from the moment - the task at hand. In the process, you become unfocused and uncentered, pressured and anxious, which interferes with your performance. When you do not tie yourself to expectations or preconceived notions, you begin to see and understand yourself and your world. You become open to endless possibilities, free to change and create enormous personal power . You, like a samurai warrior, expect nothing and become ready for anything..."
"When you put aside expectations, you accept that you can't control your future, only influence it. To help in this, focus on the direction in which your feet are pointed at each moment, and establish a strong preference instead of an expectation. A preference presupposes that you have less concern for the outcome, yet you still direct your efforts along the path of excellent performance. You keep yourself open to possibilities for greater expansion rather than limit yourself with defined expectations."
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