![]() The gift is not in the thing or event itself it comes when I use it to grow beyond the suffering. Yet as with tragedies, they also offer opportunities for growth, whether just in the moment or in a more life altering way. Just as no one in their right mind would choose to invite tragedy into their lives, no one wants annoyances. This was an easy opportunity to become more conscious, without having to pay the price of losing someone I love or a limb or such. Without anything life threatening, I had an opportunity to see myself, to step back from simply reacting, and to decide I didn’t want to start my day out grumpy. Dogs sniff things it is the main way they sense the world.īecoming conscious of feeling annoyed made me aware of my internal state of being. Laughing at myself, I was able to release my morning annoyance. ![]() While tragedies deeply change people’s lives, annoyances won’t ruin one’s day or even the next few minutes unless one allows them. This started me chuckling, impressed at how easily I can get annoyed. Then I remembered I am writing about annoyance as a gift. This morning walking our dog Cheerios, she stopped to savor a scent you and I would no doubt find disgusting. Sharing their stories, they can enrich our lives.Īnnoyances, on the other hand, are transitory rather than life altering. Their suffering and bitterness is transformed into compassion and gratitude. While most continue to suffer residual effects of tragedies for the rest of their lives, some are able to grow from them in ways that deepen their understanding and appreciation of life. Those who survive them are never the same. There is loss of the known present and, at least initially, despair of the future. ![]() ![]() There is a hurricane, a war, an earthquake, perhaps an accident that leaves me permanently damaged or scarred. Tragedies, on the other hand, rip apart the fabric of one’s life. (OK for some, this might feel like a tragedy but it really isn’t!) The orange I was looking forward to eating is under or overripe. They can happen multiple times a day, in a variety of ways: I miss a train leaving the station. ![]() My expectations–reasonable or not–are thwarted, my life in the moment is disrupted, not shattered. Annoyances are irritations, nuisances, inconveniences, hassles, or any minor frustration. How can annoyances be gifts? After all, while they aren’t tragedies, they are, well, annoying! ![]()
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