In this episode, I'd like to explore such things as resistance, avoidance, procrastination — and why it’s so hard to keep going • I think such things are connected with expectations and its partner, disappointment • in one form or another, or at one time or another, I think most of us have had these kinds of experiences • but we don't need to view such things as character flaws or annoying obstacles; they actually are an important part of the whole spiritual path • if you never felt frustrated, if you never felt resistance, that might be a sign that you aren't really doing the practice; maybe you're not letting it bite • we set ourselves up for disappointment and frustration by the stories we tell ourselves • as practitioners or as students of the Dharma, instead of trying to match our experience to the stories we've told ourselves, we could drop our stories and just look • instead of being threatened or annoyed, we could be curious of what this experience has to teach us • can we actually be with experience as it arises, just as it is? • moments of disappointment can be powerful teachings • they can loosen our resentments and liberate us from the distortions that come from viewing reality through the lens of our expectations.