Is It Your Turn Yet?

"Is It Your Turn Yet?"
September 2010

Lessons In Frustration

I title this month’s article as such because it is the third time I have tried to dictate it.

The first was in the dark and somehow I must not have pushed the “record” button.
The second was on an electronic device that I found out later, had only a short memory.
So this is the 11½ hour and I do not have the relaxing time that I usually take to do this article. I have learned lessons, though, on how I should react.

As many of you know, horses are our past time and we were at a show this weekend. When going into the competition, I told myself I was relaxed, but I am told those seemingly stupid horses can tell from 15 feet away, through the reins, whether or not I am totally relaxed. If I am totally relaxed then they will be totally relaxed. As you can guess, they were not totally relaxed.

My goal, rather than being frustrated, was to do everything I could to make myself calmer – like Yoga. Success was limited, but I guess life’s lessons are always a work in progress. I am now trying to devise a method that we can all utilize to work on relaxing when we are totally frustrated.

Interactions last week gave me the perfect model that I can send on to you. The next time you feel the need to work on your relaxation techniques in frustrating times, go to the phone book, look up any state agency, dial the number and try to get information.

This is the first day of the rest of your life.