Frustration

I am always frustrated when I see people interfering with the frustration process with little children.Believe it or not, frustration is our friend; it lets us step back and reassess our assumptions.Lets say you see a child putting a puzzle together, and the child reaches the frustration point.  It is tempting to step in and show the child the solution, but this robs them of the insight, the learning.  Maybe (or maybe not) showing them teaches them how to do the puzzle, but the real lesson is how to deal with frustration, some thing we all need to be able to do, and something that yields real rewards.Frustration lets us know that something is not working.  If we never felt frustrated, we would keep doing the wrong thing over and over.  Frustration is the friend that lets us know that we have to re-examine our process or our assumptions.When we learn to deal with frustration, we start to honor the feeling.  When frustration arises, we step back for a wider view, maybe we do some research or consult a mentor, we know that learning is required.  Often when we receive the new understanding, whole new vistas open up, our perception is transformed, the world looks different.  This is the greatest gift.  I experience it as awe and amazement, two of my favorite feelings.What is frustrating you?  How will you find the understanding that will open your world?