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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” 
~ Dalai Lama XIV

Word. 

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

dis·ap·point
ˌdisəˈpoint/
verb
past tense: disappointed; past participle: disappointed
  1. fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of (someone).
    "I have no wish to disappoint everyone by postponing the visit"
    synonyms:let down, faildissatisfy, dash someone's hopes; More
    antonyms:pleasesatisfy
    • prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized.
      "to disappoint the hopes that are now awakened could be very dangerous"
      synonyms:thwartfrustratefoildash, put a damper on; 
      informalthrow cold water on
      "his hopes were disappointed"
      antonyms:fulfill
Origin
late Middle English (in the sense ‘deprive of an office or position’): from Old French desappointer. 

I hate feeling disappointed.  As children we face disappointments and we may get upset, angry, frustrated.  We take them in stride and they, well most, are soon forgotten.  As an adult disappointments can be harder to deal with.  As I get older I find that I would much rather be enraged than disappointed.  Anger eventually dissipates and your cooler head prevails allowing you to get over it and move on.  Disappointment can eat away at you.  Let's face it, the world is full of disappointment.  We may feel disappointed at family, friends, co-workers, companies, politicians, or just the jerk that doesn't stop to clean up after his dog or the moron who cuts you off in traffic.  As a human that lives with depression I find that disappointment is hard to deal with.  At my core I believe that the world is a good place and that humans are, for the most part, good. Then the world disappoints me and people do things that make me question the idea that we are good.  Disappointment is something that creeps into my brain and limits my ability to have a positive outlook on the world and the people in it.  

I am always looking for advice on how to deal with everything life throws at me. I did a bit of Googling about disappointment and how to deal with it.  Bless the internet.  I found this information on one site and it resonated with me.  1.  Let it out.  2.  Get some perspective.  3.  Know our own heart.  4.  Practice acceptance.  Thank you, tiny buddha.  http://tinybuddha.com/blog/4-steps-to-deal-with-disappointment/

I hope I can let go of a disappointment that happened today.  I want to believe that everything happens for a reason.  I want to gain perspective and try acceptance.  Baby steps.  

LT