I have so many thoughts today, I just can't seem to get any down on paper (or virtual paper for that matter).


"Frustration is a common emotional response to opposition. Related to anger and disappointment, it arises from the perceived resistance to the fulfillment of individual will. "

Frustration is an awful emotion to have to experience. We first felt this emotion possibly as an infant when we were screaming our heads off because mommy and daddy had no clue that we were hungry, wet, or sleepy. We felt this emotion when we were a toddler and mommy said the word "share." We didn't understand why we had to share our favorite toy. As an adult, I don't think I fully understand the emotion of frustration. I use the word when describing feelings or a situation I have absolutely no control over. It's just so frustrating.

"Stress is a feeling that is created when we react to certain events. It's the bodies way of rising to a challenge and preparing to meet a tough situation."

I have to disagree with that. Stress is something I feel after rising to a tough situation and not being fully prepared to meet it. I often feel stressed when I have fully prepared myself to face a challenge head on, and then end up being slammed back into the ground. The slammers are often people or their personalities that have a way of getting through my thin skin. Of all the lessons I have yet to learn, I still don't know why I can't seem to learn about tough skin. Maybe their is some kind of balm or magical lotion I can put on to ensure people and their words don't get through to me. I usually end up taking things way to personally, and, in the end, I am the only one left stressing.

Writing my thoughts on (virtual) paper seems to be the only way I can somewhat control these emotions and feelings that frustrate and stress me. However, I am positive that you, my reader, could careless about any of it at the moment. So, here goes my 3 attempts to deal...

1. Vent to someone I trust. Well, I am currently sitting alone with 2 dogs and a cat and I have already vented to a few people I trust. They seem to have the "so what" attitude, that I can't seem to master. Possibly this is a lesson to be learned. I'll work on it.

2. Regain control. The only way I can simply regain control is to change my situation, which is not physically possible. So, I must accept the situation as it is and block all negativity. I need to focus on what I CAN control and not what I CAN'T control. I'll work on this too.

3. Figure out my options. Well, currently, I only have one option. So, back to number 2...I need to focus on this one option that I CAN control. The parts I CAN'T control are the people and their personalities that seem to get through me. Back to step 1...I need to adopt the "so what" attitude and not let it bother me. Eh...like I said, I'll work on it.