Welcome to the Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast. Our intention is to awaken, enlighten, enrich, and inspire a simple and uncomplicated life. Discover the benefits of mindful living with your host, Timber Hawkeye.

I think that because we all like to feel in control, we even get a false sense of security and comfort from the illusion that we think we know what the future holds.

We intellectually understand that many factors can get in the way of our assumptions,

yet we brush them aside so we can cling to our perceived reality.

At best, we make plans for tomorrow because we assume we will still be alive, but at its worst,

we presume to know how other people will behave or respond to us even though intention and impact

don't always align.

It doesn't matter how good the intentions behind our actions may be.

Their impact is subject to elements that are out of our control, like unforeseen circumstances and or other people's perception.

It's been said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but don't let that discourage you.

I see it as a reminder that even though I can decide on a course of action, I need to completely let go of my attachment to any expected outcome or reaction.

When I used to manage an online art gallery, for example, regardless of how the artist

and I tried to price the paintings, the value of the work was ultimately determined by the

collector who wanted to buy it, not by us.

Every once in a while nobody wanted to buy a complex drawing that took many hours of

love and skilled labor, yet pieces that the artist considered downright juvenile sold for

thousands of dollars. The value of the art was not a is

not up to us.

does that mean the art that didn't sell is worthless?

Not necessarily.

A few years ago, my friend got into a terrible car accident that sent her to the hospital for

x-rays, which was great because that's how and when the doctors found her cancer early enough

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