This reminds me of that episode of Northern Exposure (a sitcom from years ago) that was set in Alaska. I forget what they call it, but there is this thing that everybody is on edge until some ice cracks due to the coming of Spring. The people can't even recognize that their grumpiness is caused by this event that hasn't happened, until it happens. Then they are all relieved and laughing at themselves for how they acted. We need the ice to crack. The more time passes, the more frustrated many of us get, and the less time there is to catch the crooks.
spez: Ian, I always enjoy your posts and comments; respect your high effort.
Some of us have been waiting for that ice to crack for over 20 years. The promised result is the culmination of decades of drama surrounding everything that is wrong with our world over the last 100+ years. Everything is connected and the end of this chapter of the story is so very close. It's torture. We are so close to absolute destruction or absolute victory. A little bit of frustration is warranted.
This is what keeps me from dooming too hard. Once I realized that a lot of folks here have been awake much, much longer than myself it allowed me to take a breath and regroup. If these folks can make it through decades in this war, then I can wait 2 more weeks at least. ;-)
Is feeling frustrated helpful? Typically, no. However, if frustration is seen as a source of feedback about ones current personal strength/weaknesses then used diagnostically, a frustrated person can get tougher and more immune to future frustration.
Being helpful has nothing to do with it. We aren't being frustrated by choice. Once you've swallowed the red pill you can't go back and ignore everything that is happening. We can't just go about our day being happy while our world is being destroyed. That's not how it works.
This reminds me of that episode of Northern Exposure (a sitcom from years ago) that was set in Alaska. I forget what they call it, but there is this thing that everybody is on edge until some ice cracks due to the coming of Spring. The people can't even recognize that their grumpiness is caused by this event that hasn't happened, until it happens. Then they are all relieved and laughing at themselves for how they acted. We need the ice to crack. The more time passes, the more frustrated many of us get, and the less time there is to catch the crooks.
spez: Ian, I always enjoy your posts and comments; respect your high effort.
Some of us have been waiting for that ice to crack for over 20 years. The promised result is the culmination of decades of drama surrounding everything that is wrong with our world over the last 100+ years. Everything is connected and the end of this chapter of the story is so very close. It's torture. We are so close to absolute destruction or absolute victory. A little bit of frustration is warranted.
This is what keeps me from dooming too hard. Once I realized that a lot of folks here have been awake much, much longer than myself it allowed me to take a breath and regroup. If these folks can make it through decades in this war, then I can wait 2 more weeks at least. ;-)
Frustration is "warranted" ie understandable? Ok.
Is feeling frustrated helpful? Typically, no. However, if frustration is seen as a source of feedback about ones current personal strength/weaknesses then used diagnostically, a frustrated person can get tougher and more immune to future frustration.
Being helpful has nothing to do with it. We aren't being frustrated by choice. Once you've swallowed the red pill you can't go back and ignore everything that is happening. We can't just go about our day being happy while our world is being destroyed. That's not how it works.