Perhaps frustrations arenât so bad, as long as we donât let them get the better of us. For some of us, Iâm sure itâs part of what drives us to keep practising and working on getting better. I think frustration is a valid feeling when striving to improve and trying to reach our goals, especially if they are a bit ambitious.
I think the advice to âenjoy the journeyâ is in general good, and certainly well intended. And an enjoyable journey takes us through interesting places and hopefully allows us to reach many wonderful destinations along the way. And sometimes we have to walk through a bit of rain and mud to reach the next warm inn - and itâs ok to feel a bit grumpy about that.
If we only ever care about just keeping on walking and never about where we would like it to take us, we could be missing out. Goals and ambitions are important and motivational for learning. Perhaps we are setting ourselves up for failure when we set a goal that might be out of reach - but we might also learn more than we ever expected, just trying to get there. And how much sweeter the feeling of achievement, when we have struggled through our frustrations to make it there.