A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

by Donald Miller

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are. And when you stop expecting material possessions to complete you, you’d be surprised at how much pleasure you get in material possessions. And when you stop expecting God to end all your troubles, you’d be surprised how much you like spending time with God.

This is so true when you look at it from that perspective.