Does Frustration Get In Your Way?

I get angry with myself when I become frustrated. I don’t think I am an angry person, but yet I get frustrated at times at the silliest things. For me it can be as simple as slow moving traffic, coffee that has gone cold, or my favorite shirt being in the laundry when I want to wear it.

What is the point of frustration? My frustration is not felt by those around me, unless I act out my frustration. Then they see the results of my actions. They only know me through my actions.

So what do I need to do? Eliminate frustration.

Impossible? Maybe. But I can learn to get past it quicker. I can learn to pause and reflect on the moment and not let the feeling of frustration control me.

Usually it is just a matter of looking at the bigger picture. Or stepping back and looking at the situation from a different perspective. We can train ourselves to be better at taking this simple pause and reflect moment. When we do, we will realize that most of the things that frustrate us are meaningless.

We get frustrated when things happen differently than what we expect or plan. If we become less focused on our expectation, and more focused on making the best of every situation, we will have a new world of opportunity before us.

Frustration is just a form of selfishness. We want things our way.

Does frustration get in your way? What do you do to overcome frustration in your life?