Originally posted by bettie
… So much frustration … Frustration really still is a trigger for me …
Good morning Bettie,
Frustration is much akin to other troubled states of mind such as anxiety, worry, unnecessary concern, or may be a result from these feelings, all of which represent an inability to control things that are really out of our control. Your rational thinking and determination to get around the cancellation of an appointment by using a different service shows that you can overcome a lot of life’s setbacks; you do not have to let them eat at you. Your frustrations may be a trigger, but in this case your thinking things out and taking the time to work out a problem triggered a solution, not a need to escape.
For the ones that you can not overcome or work around, work on recognizing them for what they are and letting them go by following the guidelines of the Serenity Prayer (subject of today’s Reflection for the Day) — it is called serenity for a reason, it gives us a steadiness of mind under stress and counters and replaces the negative feelings in our lives.
At our GA meeting last night the readings was on anxiety; look back at yesterday’s Reflection for the Day, and "Remember, Anxiety (or frustration) never solved anything".
God’s speed. Stay strong. Keep aware.
p.s. Hope you had an enjoyable day off for Columbus Day. Just think of the frustration that the reason of this Holiday caused the American Indian, yet they continue to strive to work around something that they can not change. (Not to lesson the seriousness of their plight, but I find a bit of ironic humor in one of the ways that they are overcoming, or perhaps revenging ??, what the "white man" did to them by running the Indian casinos; allowing for frustrations due to gambling to run amuck.)
Larry
Thanks to my Higher Power, My 3G’s – God, GA, and GT, "Day Two Is Another Day Behind" and with the help from all , I will continue to remain gambling free.
— 10/11/2011 4:09:07 PM: post edited by paul315.