Finding joy, gentleness and calm in simple moments and pleasures is what I am dwelling on. It is so important as it relates to a life attitude.
Just the fact that I have a roof over my head when so many in our society are living in their cars.
It is not what I lack, the importance is in what I do have and being conscious and grateful for it.
A joyous mindset goes a long way in healing.
They come and go when I least expect it. But I let myself go through it, feel it and know I'm going to be ok. It is normal. The Lord is guiding me through this.
The triggers happen and I can't stop them nor do I want to stop them since I know I need to feel these emotions.
I just needed to verbalize it . . .
Don't we all come up against bumps in the road that make our journey difficult?
Have you ever felt like screaming with frustration?
Being upset or annoyed because of the perceived inability to change or progress a situation or achieve something is really a waste of time.
Failure may look likely, but perhaps you have not yet actually been defeated. A frustrated mind goes hand in hand with negativity.
You may have faced a challenge in meeting goals you’ve set for yourself, accenting weak points you perceive yourself to have. What changes do you have to make to reduce those frustrations?
Realize it is a natural human emotion that we’ll all feel at one time or another, although not a pleasant one.
If you feel yourself getting frustrated with a situation, don’t react immediately. It is best to make a rational decision about how to move forward in a chilled mindset that is based on reality.
Give yourself the time to calm down since a frazzled mind will most likely lead to undesired consequences and more frustration.
A frustrated person might appear upset, annoyed, or angry, raging against what might seem like an unfair or impossible situation.
Put your frustrations into well thought out words that will help you really understand what’s going on inside your head. Putting how you feel into words could possibly make it easier to make a rational decision. Write about it.
Ask yourself why the situation has caused these feelings of frustration and possibly trace it back to its roots. Honest understanding is a key to a rational decision.
Perhaps the way you’ve approached the frustration has not really been the best way to put a positive spin on the situation.
Realize that there are things in life beyond our control . . .
Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the Serenity
To accept the things I cannot change
Courage to change the things I can
And wisdom to know the difference
A Widow’s Cry
disappointment
"Disappointment is part of daily life. The only way to avoid it is to have no expectations, desires, or values.
The most common disappointment is about expectations. Whenever expectations go unmet, we experience disappointment. The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. Many people attempt to manage disappointment by lowering expectations. While expectations should be realistic, lowering them too far sacrifices enthusiasm and capacity for enjoyment.
Disappointment is so unpleasant that when it happens, we’re often unaware of anything other than sadness, irritability, resentment, anger, or aggressive impulse."
Read the rest of the article at Psychology Today, click here.
At this time and place in history, I have come to the conclusion that the whole world is experiencing long term disappointment.
Politics and the media has us sitting in our opposing corners with family at odds with each other over opinions in general while experiencing long term isolation due to a pandemic that has the general public at each others throats for one reason or another.
This disappointment has turned into resentment, aggressiveness and irritability. At least that is how I see it.
Personally, I long for the days of Dean Martin and "That's Amore."
On an individual basis, are we experiencing personal disappointment in each other because our expectations are too high?
Or . . .
Have we turned too cold to each other's feelings?
On the other hand, have we become too sensitive?
Do people in general even care about others anymore?
Social media has become brutal. Participation in social media used to be one of my favorite things to do and was something I looked forward to each day. It seems like overnight it all changed.
I'm sad for the human race and how we have turned on each other instead of being grateful for the love, compassion and kindness of friends and family in our lives.
Or maybe it is just me in the depressed mode I've been in.
I'll end by quoting the Dean Martin song . . . "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore." I would love to go back to those days.
We are lost.
As for me, I'm still searching for Peace, Love and Happiness.
