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Excitement = Attachment ?

RavenRaven
edited February 2012 in Buddhism Basics
I'm really excited about an event I'm attending next weekend. Where is the line between excitement and attachment? I always get myself worked up and then in the end I'm disappointed. I really don't want that to happen this time.

Can a person be excited without being attached? Or do they go hand-in-hand?

Comments

  • ThailandTomThailandTom Veteran
    Of course, people can ahve such things as children without attachment (although that is rare). You should IMO try to have no expectations of this event and take it for what it is on the day of the event. Things rarely turn out in the way we intend or wish them to. That being said, I hope you have a great time with whatever event you have planned!
  • RavenRaven
    Thanks Tom. You're right; my expectations result in disappointment, so I should stop expecting and just experience as it goes.

    The event is a symposium for women with endometriosis. It's being organized by the women who run the forum I use, so I guess my excitement stems mostly from the chance to meet up with people I've "known" for over a year but have never met.
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    Let them be ecstatically excited about meeting up with you.

    You?
    You just take it aaaaaall in your stride...... ;)
  • RavenRaven
    Thank you, federica. I've been so caught up in this since it happened. My illness has been off the rails lately, so the chance to meet these people (the ones who really GET IT) plus talk to naturopaths and other specialists just has me tickled all over. It's a good thing, and a good feeling, but it's not for another 1.5 weeks, and I don't want to be over-excited and worn out by the time I get there. It's just so good to have something to look forward to ... but too much forward-looking can be problematic!
  • AMHAMH
    I had an event I went to yesterday that I was very excited about (okay mine was a FEMA for youth conference, for thoseoutside theUS this is disaster preparedness). I was really unsure if I would see anyone Iknew, if the information would be relevant, etc. So I got into observation mode, just looking around, being open, and instead of having the expectation that I would see one person I knew I just enjoyed meeting this variety of people. I made some good connections that I had never thought of.

    So have fun, see what happens, and then take care good care of yourself
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