Frustration, also known in the thesaurus as: annoyance, bitter pill, blocking, blow, bummer, chagrin, circumvention, contravention, curbing, defeat, disgruntlement, dissatisfaction, downer, drag, failure, fizzle, foiling, grievance, hindrance, impediment, irritation, letdown, non fulfillment, non success, obstruction, old one-two, resentment, setback, thwarting, unfulfillment, vexation. The antonym is: encouragement. It's one of those days that I'm hitting the veritable brick wall. Why do we do what we do? Is it ingrained in us, the 'ole work ethic, to keep on going, chugging along, reaching for that brass ring? It's on the days that I feel (pick a word above), I must become my own cheerleader. Rah, rah, sis boom bah (note, I was only a cheerleader when I was about 9 or 10 and that didn't last long!) That's what needs to be done. Otherwise, we'll just wither away on the vine. While the (see antonym above) is always appreciated, one must learn that others have not been brought up in the same universe as you have. What makes the most sense and what you would think would be the "best thing" is not always what happens. (Looking for the pom poms now...) If I can look in the mirror and say to myself that I did the best that I could do and did what I (plus me and myself) felt needed to be done to complete the day, then that's what matters (Insert cartwheel, flip and handstand here).
Don't get me wrong, there's still that devil sitting on my other shoulder, saying "stick it to them", "why bother?" and "what, are you stupid?" That's when one of my favorite idioms sticks in my head: "what goes around comes around". Or, as "My Name is Earl" says: KARMA. That's when I shake that devil's hand, go back to finishing what I'm doing and get a good night's sleep.
Pleasant dreams to you all!
and Good Karma! R.
