Stress & Frustration

You probably don't have "those" days. You know the ones...everyone does something that just frustrates the living daylights out of you. It almost seems that they know how to get to you, and they can REALLY get to you. It also seems that on "those" days, anything that can go wrong usually does, which not only raises your frustration but causes the stress level to rise as well.

I've had days where it seemed that everyone's goal was to make my life miserable and more frustrating than necessary. While they may not have been doing this on purpose, they were doing really well none-the-less. There are "those" days when my frustration and irritation level is at a fever pitch.

Today's word is a quote from Hans Selye that deals with this subject and reads, "It's not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it." To which I add, "I really need to work on this one!"

Look, there are going to be "those" days when anything and everything and anyone and everyone is going to push your buttons and frustrate you and irritate you. There will be "those days when anything and everything that can go wrong will go wrong. There will be "those" days when the stress level and the frustration level is enough to cause you to do something you will later regret. Yet, the real frustration comes from how we handle "those" days.

Let me finish by saying that I don't like it either. While it is good advice, it frustrates me that my frustration is exactly that - MY FRUSTRATION. I just need to learn how to handle it a little better. I really need to work on this!

Be Blessed,
Mickey T