frustration tolerance

Quitting Monsters

Not because I ran out.

They are still right here in the apartment.

Even in my hand.

That would be too easy -

to quit after I drank the rest of the stash!

*Just one more - then I'll quit--- right?*

Well,  I never opened one of them.

The old equal and opposite reaction thing.

As much as I love them, that how much I crave them now.

That is to be expected.

And it's not good to give your control away to

something or someone that cannot love you back!

It's like a diet - I was tired of being at the mercy of

advertising and food-porn suggestions.

When I would see some yummy food product,

It was like my mind was pre-occupied with it.

And determined to buy it and eat it!

Or at least think about it all.day.long.

But it never delivered the enjoyment it promised.

Well, once in a great while it did.

And the randomness of it all was addicting!

A sign?

Stop when PRE-occupied!

Stop  messing around

Drop what you are doing

and Listen....inside

Learning Frustration Tolerance is like taking a plunge 

in a really cold pool. It's not so bad, once you get used 

to it. I might even be learning a thing or two.

As for the easy way.... not always so easy....

(The "can I haz a kitteh" pictures are from the inter*webs...)

Hope your day is wonderful!

And not too frustrating!