Flexibility, Perspective, Niceness

I was very frustrated during Music Improv class tonight. I would initiate a scene very sure and clear about where it should have gone...and time and time again I was knocked down. I started to judge my classmates for making choices I wouldn't have made. I love each and every one of my classmates, so these angry feelings really upset me. It's tough though to feel like you're setting a foundation for something doesn't get built.

But then you really have to remember what you're doing exactly. In my experience, for example, I was trying to start a scene about needing a new worker at my seal docks business. In short: something very dumb. And yet, there I was, feeling my ears turn red in annoyance because someone didn't have the same idea about the fake miming we were doing. Sigh.

I want Chicago to be a nice place. And yet...As I bopped into the crosswalk on my street a mini-van was not stopping. At the last second a woman with a car full of people screeched to a halt as I was raising my arms like, "You tryin' to kill me, lady?!" I bet she was a tourist, and I bet she felt bad. Mainly, I just didn't want to get hit on this particularly cool June evening.

Chill Out, Dude

Lobster tie. May 2010.

Has anyone ever attained a higher sense of happiness by getting frustrated?

Mile Wide Smile

Today has been such a good day. You know why? I willed it to be. Yes, it works. I have been smiling, smiling, smiling. My friend Clara smiled so much all the time that she had so see someone and the someone had to jot notes in a pad and say, "Cut out the pearly whites, Missy. Your brain is feeling hoodwinked." But, this smile on my face has not been a smile that ties saddness down with an anchor. This smile has been a smile of sincerity. Alllll the live long day.

Today's game was beating frustration. Seriously! And instead of lying here like a tense block of grey matter, I am light and happy because I beat frustration fair and square.

Today seriously knocked me on my butt with disappointments and mistakes, but I smiled and was grateful. Side cramps on a run? Oh, it's a lovely day. Lost in the city? Enjoy all these people living their lives. Misunderstood a schedule? You know, it probably worked out. In conclusion, I feel wonderful after a day of virtually all things collapsing.

Just Say No to Frustration! I promise you, you'll feel so many goods.


LC & Me, Gradj 2010

We're so happy you're so happy!
Just as long as you stay happy,
we'll stay happy!