Rise above frustration

Put your frustrations in perspective, and most of them will
disappear. Refuse to get caught up in them, and those frustrations
will have no power over you.

Small inconveniences and minor disappointments can lead to major
disruptions if you let them. But you don't have to let them.

When you feel frustration starting to overwhelm you, choose to step
back a little bit. Sure, the situation may be absurd and outrageous,
but is it really all that important?

Your ego likes to make you blow the little things far out of
proportion, because it's an easy way to feel important. Yet it can
also be an enormous waste of your time and energy, not to mention the
negative impact it has on your attitude.

As much as possible, give the frustrations some distance. Get away
from them to a place where you can calmly think through your options,
and you'll find that there's almost never any need to be frustrated.

Rise above the pettiness of wasteful frustrations, with a smile on
your face and generosity in your heart. And you'll be able to clearly
see a fast, effective, fulfilling way forward.

-- Ralph Marston
http://greatday.com/motivate/index.html


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