IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT GET TO YOU

It's amazing how 15 minor frustrations at the office can add up to one big bad attitude by the time you head for home.  Frustrations come in three varieties:

     * Interruptions - unexpected visitors or phone calls like the one I received while typing this sentence.  You've got a deadline to meet and something requires your time.  Our best plans are often interrupted.

     * Inconveniences - while interruptions are usually people, these are usually situations involving things: the copy machine breaks down, traffic jams up, you can't find what you need when you need it.

     * Irritations - delays, unreliable people, having to play telephone tag, catching a cold, obnoxious clients, etc.

     You can't eliminate these - I guarantee you'll face all three types this week - but you can learn to keep them from making you stressed-out.

 WHAT'S THE SECRET OF MANAGING FRUSTRATIONS?

    1.  DON'T RESIST IT! - Don't overreact or blow up.

    2.  DON'T RESENT IT! - Don't internalize you anger.

    3.  DON'T RESIGN TO IT! - Don't have a pity-party.

    4.  REDUCE IT! - Treat it as insignificant.  Put the frustration into proper perspective. It's just a minor setback...a part of living...no big deal!  It's certainly not worth a heart attack

Here are Ron's Rules for Stress Management:

RULE #1:  Don't sweat the small stuff.

RULE #2:  Realize it's all small stuff!

     The Bible says, "A man's wisdom gives him patience."  The only way we can see all stuff as small stuff is to view it from God's perspective.  When I am in tune with God, I remember he has everything under control even though I don't!  So I don't have to sweat it!   "The fruit of the Spirit is love...joy...peace..."

   PRAY THIS:  "Lord, help me to be filled with your love, joy, and peace this week - so that when I'm squeezed and pressured that is what comes out of me."

Get Off Your Blessed Assurance

We have preachers saved, love God, and the local Church but sit on their blessed assurance waiting for Jesus to return and watch others to do what needs to been done in the House of God. They cannot conceive the idea that Ephesians 6:11-17 directed them to “develop the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ…”  Get the rest of the post  by visiting http://thesecondscoach.com for a call to action.

What you can expect?

Expectation can be a difficult experience to master. German psychoanalyst Fritz Perls took a negative view when he said, “I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.” While we should not be dominated by the expectations of others, we must abide by human mores, customs, and laws to peacefully and responsibly co-exist with others.

I believe I am destined to communicate to my generation before I close my eyes to the sleep of death. I invite and hope you will subscribe, follow, and read the pages of the medium on regular basis. There must be an understanding that quality content will be provided and integrity within the writer must be maintained. Ralph Marston wrote, “Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.”

This blog will seek to empower, educate, entertain, and encourage you to quality living. Expect rich content, accurate communication, occasional comedy, and provocative counsel. Will the blog be successful? I expect it to be. A.A. Milne (creator of Winnie the Pooh) said, “Time is swift, it races by; Opportunities are born and die... Still you wait and will not try - A bird with wings who dares not rise and fly.” Lord wills…see you soon!