The Gift of Frustration

In a Mark and Angel Hack Life article entitled, "18 Great Reminders When You're Having a Bad Day" the authors reminds us what can be born out of our frustration or bad days. As an educator who finds themselves between three worlds, the fall season tends to be a "season of frustration." Unmet expectations, whining, illness, and life stuff can take its toll and make a person wonder what is the point.

Then I am reminded by articles like this what matters most to an educator: Improving the lives of their students and making the world a better place in the process. This article makes some great points about what we should reflect on when we have a bad day. They are absolutely right-it begins with our attitude. If your attitude is one of fear and looking over shoulder you will most likely do this through many of your bad days. If your attitude is one where you believe change will occur, you will mostly receive the change you seek.

Bad days are back door blessings that help you learn from your experiences, reflect on the past, and then let it go. They help you learn what you do not want to experience and actively make a change in attitude and behavior to make it happen. The authors are right as well when they talk about not seeing yourself as a victim. A victim may or may not see what could be, when a person feels empowered they are open to being a part of the change.

Moral of the Story: Embrace frustration and use it as kindling for the change you desire.


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