In Moments of Hair Pulling Frustration… it happens to everyone… doesn’t it?
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I had an incredibly frustrating afternoon/evening on Monday…
Some computer technology glitches cost me a whole day’s creative work and I spent hours and hours on the phone trying to sort it all out with satellite providers and other service providers…
I was put on hold for 40 mins at a time and had to stay there or lose my place in line… (don’t you just loooove that?)
I crawled around under my desk on my hands and knees with my toosh in the air time after time, disconnecting modems and routers and power sources… more waiting… listening to irritating elevator music…
I had to explain my problem to at least half a dozen different levels (tiers) of service technicians…
All that and no resolution… I had a mess to clean up and I was beyond frustrated… An hour past my bedtime, I was actually reduced to tears at the prospect of starting all over again the next day…
Now… I have pretty good skills when it comes to maintaining my balance, finding my center and all that… but… wow! I was soooo frustrated! I wanted to throw something, to break something, to yell at someone, to yell at anyone… (of course I didn’t do any of these things…lol) but I sure felt like it…
I did my best to remain calm… (hard to do when elevator music is slaying Neil Diamonds ‘Sweet Caroline’, and I have to turn off my Lorenna McKennitt to pay attention…) yikes!
What frustrates you?
I would love to hear about it…
Joyce
Joyce, I can certainly understand where you were coming from on that. I’ve done that before myself, because our satellite service wasn’t working on one of our tv’s, one day, and had to call the service provider to get help with it. It took my son and me about an hour to get it done, but it was a long hour.
My biggest frustration on my job, because I work retail, is customers who ask the most obvious questions, over and over again. The fitting rooms are pretty well deliniated and you would think that people would be able to see where they are, but people still come up and ask where they are and how to get into them. LOL That’s just an example of things that frustrate me, but so far they’ve been small frustrations nothing major.
Take care and thanks for sharing your blog with us,
Amy
It’s good to hear that everyone is human. My internet service was a HUGE point of frustration for me as well wasting hours for days when finally had to just give up and go back to dialup. Slow but dependable… and cheap.
Lately my biggest frustration is my daughter UNdoing whatever it is that I am trying to do and talking or whining non-stop so that regaining my balance seems almost impossible. But, I get brakes now, and then everythng is right again.
Thanks for sharing your story Joyce. XXX
Well, I’m an astrologer so when I have those not so good days, I look at my chart (smile). I’ve been experiencing computer glitches on and off for the past two weeks, but knowing that Mercury, planet of communications is retrograde (apparent backwards motion), helps me to slow down and be patient with myself and others. One of the consistent interpretations for retrograde Mercury is mechanical failures. Usually I blurb people when I know Mercury is going retrograde to back up their computers and to also be mindful of how we treat others when things don’t appear to be going our way. When I’m in a situation where I have to be on hold (arrgh!) I breathe deeply into my stomach and say to myself “this too shall pass” and of course it always does. During the times of unwanted delays that seem to pop up out of nowhere, I also ask myself if what I want to do is in alignment with the will of God. It could be that what we perceive as interruptions to our flow is simply our angels way of saying
“do something else”. Then when you think about what’s happening to others, like the massive earthquake in Haiti yesterday, that minimizes the
(for me) the little delays or frustrations that I’m experiencing. It’s all God and it’s all Good.
Stay in the Light, Ayesha Grice
lately, everything…I have wanted to cry to and do sometimes, but I dont like to let my kids see it so much. I need to be strong for them and get them thru this difficult time. When my husband walked out on us 6 mos ago, I knew i could hold us together and prosper for the kids, but now everything is challenging me. My bank is in negative numbers,a bill I had set up paid and I had forgot to write it down. and of course I will incur charges..perhaps its mercury retrograde giving me these challenges in my face to see what I am made of. Today, my daughter was late for school and in the car I pictured myself just dropping to my knees and crying.
My frustrations come from my current partner and his divorce battle. Its been a year of courts, back and forth stuff….and sometimes I wanna run away. We are unable to really plan anything future wise, because his head is stuck and always spinning. When do I know its time to let go?
The kind of stuff you went through yesterday irrates me to no end! We are so technicalogically advanced that if we have a service issue we cannot talk to a live person, we first have to go through a recording just to not find the problem we are having. Then explaining the problem to not one but several people that are just trained to answer phones and no more who think they know where to route your phone call.
My hat is off to you, Joyce, that you didn’t say to someone @#$%~~~~~~~^^*&%&*%*&^(*&^(*7&*!!
Oh I can well identify with that level of frustration Joyce and like you get thrown off centre by the endless wait to call centers. . Its all so time consuming and you get buffeted from one person to the next. I had a similar experience a few weeks also to do with a computer glitch and end ed up sketching and breathing deeply while waiting in the queue, When I got to talk to a real person after a 45 minute wait Mandy was lovely really helpful and answered all my questions clearly. Bless her she was a real beacon of light an otherwise grim environment!
Thank you for sharing this with us Joyce and know that we equally support you as you always lovingly support all of us
Lots of love Arabella xx
I so totally relate to the computer issue with modems and routers and computers going haywire and being on the phone for hours, talking with different folks in different departments, giving out the same info over and over… and not having the problem solved! Plus the recovery of all your work. You have a good reason to be frustrated. My heart goes out to you, Joyce!
Thanks for sharing your ‘humanness’ with us; we’re all in this together!
A good productive day to you!!!
Be Refreshed,
Dawn Herring
Joyce, You’ve got more will power than I have. I’ve had days like those and I’ve ended up swearing(not too too much) or stamping my feet or groaning to anyone who will listen!! It’s crazy since I’m a counsellor myself and I work with people all day who have to be shown how to deal with anger issues, etc. I can come across as real knowledgable, but boy if any of them could see me at home…oh my what they would think!! I love reading your comments everyday and it makes me feel like I’m okay no matter what the day brings!! Thank You for sharing. Carla.
School was supposed to start on Monday Jan. 11. I thought all the little things were telling me this must right. Things just seemed to fit & fall into place. I have gone to 2 other schools before, so this is nothing new to me. Then it seemed like I had to jump through hoop after hoop for something they were still missing. I was on these people from like day one, I would never hear anything back. I’ve raised my voice many times, tho maybe not the best tactic, but the situation was sooooo maddening! I cannot seem to get any answers or a live person to help me!? When you call the school it’s an automated deal, & then it seems like it keeps ringing & ringing & ringing! I’m trying to push through, but as of right now I STILL have no answers! I thought I’d never even GET back to a point if going to school, & this happens! Granted I am not sure what major right now, I thought with moving forward with this step, something would figure out in the mix!
What frustrates me the most at this time is when mountains are made out of molehills. A molehill is just that, a molehill; small, no big deal, get out the shovel and fill it up. Get dehydrated Fox pee and put it in the yard if necessary. In other words, making something out of nothing (in a negative way).
All good things in good time. I know that if I were to fall off the earth that someone else would step in and take my place. All “dead” lines are self imposed and so my work gets done when it gets done. Is it important? Yes, but not that important. I just want to thank you dear Joyce for all that you do. I so appreciate your efforts and have Joy in my heart when I read your messages. Blessings on your Journey of Love
If all I had to worry about was technical frustrations life would be a breeze. It has taken me 2 years to get a diagnosis on my son who has now been diagnosed with Autism. It seems he has inherited it from his dad, who I divorced 8 years ago because I could no longer live with him (now I know why). I have three boys, we are all affected by the actions and behaviour of my ASD child. I have lost two jobs and a few friends who cannot deal with our problems. If you are able to work and leave the house and have some time to your self be gratful, some don’t have the luxury of spending 3 hrs to even talk to someone on the phone, their responsibilities are greater and sometimes the safety of their children is more important. Be grateful for your healthy children, your home, your job, your computer and your husband if you have one. Even I consider myself lucky that my child does not have any physical imparements.
So ladies, if your bad day is only fussy computer then you aren’t really having a bad day, just a little blimp. After all it can be fixed with a phone call, even if it is a long one. Good Luck.
For Laura, ‘When is the time to let go?’
The time to let go is when you are ready to move on. You will only get your life back when you want it back. There is always some one or some thing that will stand in your way, that is life. Make your plans, keep them realistic, and when the ex gets in the way make an adjustment and keep going. You WILL get there, but only when you are ready to take the risk. I have been there and made it to the other side, so can you.
Wow, I’ve been there.
Life is simple. All of us have our problems but it just our capability of handling our personal situations. Try and keep calm. Try and steady your breathing. It helps calm you down and help improve your decision making a little in times of crisis. =)
thank you for your suggestions….
love and peace…Laura
yes you are the ‘woman whisperer’ joyce ~ fabulous title for who you are & what you give to women! Blessings to you & thank you for sharing your frustration day with us. I sooo can relate to it very much