Frustrations

How often in your life do you find yourself frustrated? What do you do when you get frustrated? What causes you to get frustrated?

Frustration is one of the main reasons people end up getting out of horses. It is part of many fights in relationships. It is emotion that is no fun and well...frustrating!

Linda Parelli has said that she doesn't get frustrated anymore. I admire that quality greatly. How can I become someone who doesn't get frustrated? Well, what is frustration? In Parelli we define it as a lack of knowledge. We get frustrated when we run out of knowledge, and we don't have any more arrows in our quiver. I can see how, for each person, this could effect them differently. Some shut down, some get mad, some yell, some blame. All normal reactions. How do we change our reaction to a response? Just like we want with horses, we want a response, not a reaction.

Get more information. If we can have the ability to be humble, and ask for help, reach out, seek answers, we are responding and not reacting, we are not allowing frustration to control us, but we are gaining control of ourselves. Who do you see that reaches out and seeks information from others more than we do? Linda Parelli. She is constantly studying self development techniques, she is seeking out information from people like Colleen Kelly, Walter Zettl. She is confident in herself and has the ability to feel comfortable asking questions without the fear of people judging her for not knowing the answer. What a wonderful support system we have within Parelli full of people we can turn to for help, for more information.

When do you get frustrated? What do you do when it happens? What can you do differently next time? I know I have a lot of room to grow in this area. And I am looking forward to it. And I may even ask you for help one day! Thanks in advance...