Disappointments

We all experience them... the disappointments in life. Sometimes a person lets us down, and other times, it is circumstances of life that do it. Can we get away from these? No, not really, but we can see or approach them differently. If we let each one 'eat' at us, we are setting ourselves up for depression or misery. On the other hand, if we just 'take' it, we are setting ourselves up for anger and defeat (and possibly resentment).

To combat these negative results, there are some options. First, we must come to realize and even expect that things and people will disappoint us, whether it is intentional (and often it is not) or accidental (and sometimes a simple misinterpretation). Knowing this and accepting that it will happen goes a long way toward helping us reframe these situations in our mind. The other part of that is to (gently) confront it. Go to the person who is 'responsible' for the disappointment and express yourself (but without attitude), then take on your own responsibility for letting it get to you. Lastly, put it behind you and move on, asking God what you can learn or how you can grow from this. He wants to change you and He will use every/any circumstance to do it... so I hope you will let Him. ^-^