Daily Mood Quote
Day 129 – September 9, 2011
Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success.
~Bo Bennett
I refuse to believe that taking the day off yesterday, is the reason for all my frustration today. I enjoyed my day off yesterday, the rain, conversations with my husband and the quite moments the day offered. It was nice and I needed it. Today, however tells a different story. I am having a low vision day and because of it, I ran into the wall a few times, the stationary bike a few times and I tripped over Chester the dog. These days happen, mostly at inopportune times and it makes coping with everything a little frustrating, because I can't seem to clear up the vision, no matter how often I wash, rub or blink my eyes. This usually happens after I spend a day reading. I had a lot of reading to do for homework, so this eye nuisance is poorly timed right now. My husband tells me, I need to balance the time reading with some time of resting, with my eyes closed. Sounds good, but this master's program has a lot, an awful lot of reading. It will be interesting to see if my eyes hold out, I am less than 9 months from graduation.
When I read this quote, I knew it was the quote for me because this nuisance with my yes can be quite frustrating and painful (trying running into a wall or trip over a dog), but I'm not a quitter and I refuse to quit because of my eyes. There is a phrase, “mind over matter” the joke is, “if you don't mind, it doesn't matter” I try to remember that and keep moving ahead. Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman runner to win three gold medals at a single Olympics said, “Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit.” This is important to me because 10 years ago in my living room, my sister-in-law chided me, in a very rude manner that, “I was nothing but a high school drop-out” and “I would never be anything but a high school drop out.” That hurt. It hurt because she knew the circumstances and reasons why I didn't finish high school. She also knew it wasn't my choice to quit. At that moment in time, I made the decision to get a college degree, I did and I graduated Magna Cum Laude. Now, I'm getting a Master's degree. My only hope is my eyes hold out and go the distance. This one is out of my hands.
There is not doubt that today has been a frustrating one, the bruises on my shoulder show that, but as Dorothea Brande said, “All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is to – act as if it were impossible to fail.” Getting this degree has been hard, making the deadlines, getting all the reading assignments completed, doing the research. Ohhhh the research... but Jimmy Dugan (played by Tom Hanks) said it best in the movie, A League Of Their Own, when trying to convince Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis) to not quit the team,“It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great.” I believe it will be great when it's complete. Looking forward to a better eyesight day tomorrow.
How will you deal with your “frustration” today?
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