Emotional Freedom Part 17 of 17: Steps to Emotional Freedom, Overcoming Frustration
August 11, 2009 by dr. lam
We all get frustrated, in traffic, in a long line, in a problem that we cannot solve, etc. The answer to frustration is practicing patience. We all need to learn how to focus on getting ourselves out of the mud with frustration and disappointment. A study by Princeton University showed that those individuals with a well-developed neocortex were more prone to experience patience. We in turn can do this by expressing patience in our day-to-day challenges. We can evolve ourselves by working through patience by perhaps even choosing the slow moving line or the more difficult assignment. We can also look for things that normally we need immediate gratification for and instead we delay that gratification without anxiety or pressure.
Other exercises that might help involve trying to offer another individual who “lets you down” tolerance, patience, compassion, and forgiveness. We all let each other down, including you and including me. Most oftentimes we simply did not mean it. With that in mind, put yourself in the other person’s perspective and exercise patience.
I hope all of you have enjoyed this wonderful series that celebrate Dr. Judith Orloff’s brilliant ideas. I myself have learned a tremendous amount in how to cope with the stresses of daily life and how to overcome our own emotional limitations to achieve a greater degree of freedom and liberation.
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Okay great picture… love the sense of humor, Dr. Lam!!!
Those are great exercises too. Yes, Dr. Lam, I totally enjoyed this series!
thanks heather. loved it too!
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sml