{"id":4720,"date":"2017-11-25T19:37:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T00:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=4720"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:00:51","slug":"life-frustrating-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-encouragement-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/life-frustrating-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-encouragement-words\/","title":{"rendered":"When Life is Frustrating"},"content":{"rendered":"

How do\u00a0 you respond when life is frustrating?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

This week has been very frustrating for my family.\u00a0 We packed for our five month winter<\/a> trip with anticipation and excitement. But on our departure day, Thanksgiving Day, we were unable to finish our preparations until 10 am.<\/p>\n

At 10 am, we finally left our North Country home.\u00a0 We stopped and had a delicious Thanksgiving meal at a diner in Connecticut.\u00a0 Then we rested for a few hours in our vehicle and resumed our trip.<\/p>\n

Arriving at our first destination at 3 am yesterday, we fell into bed and slept.\u00a0 I woke with the most vicious migraine of my life.\u00a0 I could not eat or drink.\u00a0 Something, probably my mold allergy, was causing me to feel very poorly.\u00a0 Our two dogs would not leave my side because they were worried about me.\u00a0 I took a top of the line migraine medication called Relpax but even that did not help.<\/p>\n

I did not get up on Friday until noon.\u00a0 Feeling very ill, I told my husband I could not get out of bed. \u00a0Being very familiar with the severity of my migraines, he sat next to me and rubbed my aching head.\u00a0 After a few minutes, he spoke softly, \u201cBabe, I think we need to go back to the North Country.\u00a0 You do not have these severe headaches there. If we leave in an hour, we can get half way back by night fall.\u201d\u00a0 I agreed because I felt too unwell to argue.<\/p>\n

We had not unpacked anything so we just hopped into our vehicle and returned to our mountain home.\u00a0 A few hours before we arrived, my headache went away and I could eat and drink again. At 2:30 am this morning, we finally were home again.<\/p>\n

Now I am completely well again, thank God!\u00a0 But I lost 3 pounds in the past 3 days without even trying.<\/p>\n

This was very frustrating for several reasons.\u00a0 First, we spent several hundred dollars on gas.\u00a0 Second, we were looking forward to visiting with friends and family who do not have time to travel this far North (about 50 miles south of the Canadian border).\u00a0 Also, my husband has been trying to complete a large project with a due date of tomorrow and could not work on it at all while driving for 2 and a half days.<\/p>\n

In spite of our frustration, we did not get angry with each other.\u00a0 I think this situation brought us closer together because we stood together throughout our journey.<\/p>\n

When you or your mate becomes frustrated, how do you respond?\u00a0 I hope that you respond lovingly with each other and let your frustrations bring you closer instead of driving a wedge between the two of you.<\/p>\n

When life is frustrating, look for the good in your mate and draw closer together.<\/p>\n

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You can manage your anger in healthy ways!<\/a><\/h4>\n

Be the person your dog believes you are…<\/a><\/h4>\n

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