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July 4, 2008A Bridge To AcceptanceDealing With Disappointment Whenever we do something in life with an expectation of how we’d like it to turn out, we risk experiencing disappointment. When things don’t go the way we had envisioned, we may feel a range of emotions from slightly let down to depressed or even angry. We might direct our feelings inward toward ourselves, or outward toward other people or the universe in general. Whether we feel disappointed by ourselves, a friend, or life in general, disappointment is always a tough feeling to experience. Still, it is a natural part of life, and there are many ways of dealing with it when we find ourselves in its presence. As with any feeling, disappointment has come to us for a reason, and we don’t need to fear acknowledging it or feeling it. The more we are able to accept how we are feeling and process it, the sooner we will move into new emotional territory. As we sit down to allow ourselves to feel our disappointment, we might want to

write about the experience of being disappointed—the situation that preceded it, what we were hoping would happen, and what did happen. The gift of disappointment is its ability to bring us into alignment with reality so that we don’t get stuck for too long in the realm of how things might have been. As we consider other disappointments in our life and how we have moved past them, we may even see that in some cases what happened was actually better in the long run than what we had wanted to happen. Disappointment often leaves us feeling deflated with its message that things don’t always turn out the way we want. The beauty of disappointment, though, is that it provides us a bridge to its other side where the acceptance of reality, wisdom, and the energy to begin again can be found.

 

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Thanks so much for sharing this thought with all….I loved

it…

To share a personal experience…I always wish and project

most of the entities in my life in the way I want. And many times it has

happened that it has turned out to be something else or the worst I have failed

in my dreams…these incidents give me lots of disappointment and sadness…I

sit down thinking it’s all over. This leads me to the point where I feel I

am worthless, or things are always working against me or feel that no good

things come to me. For the example when I passed out of my degree I failed

to fetch a job in 3-4 big companies by failing in the final interview round. I used

to think,...i could qualify for the interview..do well in the initial rounds

and go up and at the point im so damm sure I’ll get through ………..everything

just vanishes and I fail in the last round. I just am left no where…..

 

But just as the article speaks disappointments many times is only

our perspective of the outcome of the event. Most of the times I have seen the

results of many events have favoured me in the long run. Even if the result was

a set back for me, it was only a lesson and a bridge for me to cross towards an

improvement in me.

 

To continue my previous example, three years down the lane I feel

I was blessed that I failed in all those companies….had I got though any

one of them, then I would not have been as fantastic as I am,…..i would

be so much different,…I would miss out so many good things that came along

in these three yrs….

 

As it is said all that happens is for the good….and even

the disappointment ..it is a bridge for us to go towards more maturity. Once we

cross the bridge there wont be any disappointment as we would have matured

ourselves and we are no more the same person. We are transformed and hence we

shall not look at any of the further incidents in the same perspective and no disappointment..

J

 

Thanks for listening…may goddess shower joy and peace to all

 

Regards

Prasad

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What you say is true Prasad. Many times we can't understand why something happened at the time and we think we "know" what is best for ourselves. Often what comes is so much better than what we could have imagined. Lots of growth and hard work, but when you look back you are so much further along than you would have been. I'm glad that article resonated with you!

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, <nagendra.prasad wrote:>> Hi> > > > Thanks so much for sharing this thought with all....I loved it...> > To share a personal experience...I always wish and project most of the> entities in my life in the way I want. And many times it has happened> that it has turned out to be something else or the worst I have failed> in my dreams...these incidents give me lots of disappointment and> sadness...I sit down thinking it's all over. This leads me to the point> where I feel I am worthless, or things are always working against me or> feel that no good things come to me. For the example when I passed out> of my degree I failed to fetch a job in 3-4 big companies by failing in> the final interview round. I used to think,...i could qualify for the> interview..do well in the initial rounds and go up and at the point im> so damm sure I'll get through ...........everything just vanishes and I> fail in the last round. I just am left no where.....> > > > But just as the article speaks disappointments many times is only our> perspective of the outcome of the event. Most of the times I have seen> the results of many events have favoured me in the long run. Even if the> result was a set back for me, it was only a lesson and a bridge for me> to cross towards an improvement in me. > > > > To continue my previous example, three years down the lane I feel I was> blessed that I failed in all those companies....had I got though any one> of them, then I would not have been as fantastic as I am,.....i would be> so much different,...I would miss out so many good things that came> along in these three yrs....> > > > As it is said all that happens is for the good....and even the> disappointment ..it is a bridge for us to go towards more maturity. Once> we cross the bridge there wont be any disappointment as we would have> matured ourselves and we are no more the same person. We are transformed> and hence we shall not look at any of the further incidents in the same> perspective and no disappointment.. J> > > > Thanks for listening...may goddess shower joy and peace to all> > > > Regards> > Prasad>

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