There are times when we feel like we are spinning our wheels. Nothing seems to be going right, no matter how hard we try.
These are the moments when we want to give up.
Today we are going to tap for that feeling of frustration that takes us to the verge of wanting to quit.
When We Feel Frustrated To The Point Of Just Wanting To Give Up
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There’s a part of me that really wants this…There’s a part of me that wants to achieve this goal…There’s a part of me that knows life will be so much better if I have this…But it is just not working now…No matter what I try…No matter what I do…I seem to fail…I fail in small ways…I fail in big ways…And no matter how much effort I put forward…No matter how much thought I put into this…Somehow I just can’t get it to work out…Somehow I can’t manage to move forward…And the frustration is just too much…It would be one thing if I was making progress…It would be one thing if I could see myself getting closer to my goals…But that’s not happening…If there is progress, it’s so little…It feels like wasted effort…But I choose to know…Sometimes when I make effort…Sometimes when I make progress…It doesn’t have big, sweeping, huge results…I’m building a foundation…For a breakthrough…For a bunch of things to fall into place…All at once…It’s almost like a seed growing underground…It appears progress happened overnight…But there was lots of work that happened beneath the surface…That was unseen…And often when I’m spinning my wheels…That’s what’s happening to me…The frustration is the part of me that wants better…The frustration is the part of me that wants it to be easier…The frustration is the part of me that wants it to be effortless…And I can appreciate all of those things…Wanting it to be easier…Wanting it to take less effort…In big and small ways…I’m glad I want better…The frustration is just a sign of that…I give myself permission to be easy with myself…And easy with the frustration…It’s OK if I step back…It’s OK if I take a deep breath…It’s OK if I don’t rush into this and have this achieved right now…I’m building towards something good…Even though there are some moments…When it feels like it’s too much…I am moving forward…Little by little…And I’m going to get there.
Oh WOW! This is great!! I have not felt the need to give up but definitely felt ‘lost’ and ‘wandering’ while working at things adjacent to my goals and wondering whether I’m actually on point. Is my focus too wide? Am I avoiding something?
I feel so much better listening to the many truths I hear in this.
Thank you!!