The feeling of frustration is a signal that something is not going well. It can happen in your personal or professional life. Its purpose is to get your attention - like a flashing red light. Different things cause frustration for different people.
If frustration is not stopped, it will drain your energy. It is unfulfilling, disappointing, and can prevent you from achieving your goals. Because this feeling is not productive, it is important to learn to identify it as soon as possible. Answering the following three questions is an important first step in being able to stop feeling frustrated:
1. How do you know when you are frustrated?
2. Do you feel it in your body? If so, where?
3. What are you saying or telling yourself about what is happening?
Once you know you are frustrated, it is important to follow the next four steps in order to stop the feeling so that you can move forward:
1. Stop reacting to the stimuli. You may need to withdraw from the situation for a few minutes and take some slow, deep breaths. It is important to have positive self-talk while you are focusing on your breathing. For example tell yourself, "I can help myself by staying calm." Then picture yourself being calm.
2. Be aware of your values. These are the things in your life that are most important to you. The more closely a situation matches your main values, the more satisfaction you will feel. Try to connect some aspect of the situation to one or more of your main values. If you cannot, you may need to think about how you can eventually remove yourself from the situation.
3. Be aware of your strengths. Think about how you can use one or more of your top strengths in the situation. When you are able to use one of your strengths, you are more focused and fulfilled.
4. Make new goals or choices in a timely way. When appropriate, simplify what you can. Chunk down your goal into small steps so that it is easier to experience success. Even achieving small steps can help relieve frustration. Steady forward movement in something that is important to you decreases frustration.
When you are frustrated, following the above steps will help you stop frustration, renew your energy, and enhance productivity. You can stop feeling frustrated and experience more satisfaction and fulfillment in your life.
According to Greek mythology, the ancient gods of Mount Olympus, like Zeus and Athena, used to eat nectar and ambrosia to maintain their healthy looks and perform their rather unusual human-like activities. Although scholars have not yet concluded on what exactly ambrosia was for ancient Greeks, nectar in botany is a sugar-rich liquid produced by the flowers of plants in order to attract pollinating insects, like honeybees, essential for honey production. Nectar is produced in glands called nectaries, which are located at the base of the perianth, so as to allow pollinators perform their role and accessing the flower's reproductive structures, the anthers and pistil, while collecting the nectar the flower produces.
The collected nectar is then transported by honeybees to combs where honey is produced. Honey is a sweet and viscous fluid, significantly sweeter than table sugar and has very attractive chemical properties for baking. With its distinct flavor, which leads some people to prefer it over sugar and other sweeteners, honey is a type of food that has great benefits for the human body and its consumption promotes contemporary nutritional habits and healthy dietary demands. Categorized both as a type of food and a natural medicine, honey has been used by a variety of civilizations for different reasons. Ancient Egyptians used it to preserve their dead (mummies), Roman's as an important cosmetic ingredient and it is mentioned even in the Christian Bible.
Many types of honey exist today and the recent technological developments have created the best possible conditions for honey production and have contributed to its different uses in medicine, food and cosmetic industries. But unfortunately, chemical substances used to increase the honey production and meet the greater demand existing today, have resulted in deteriorating its natural ingredients and even making it dangerous, in rare and extreme cases, for human consumption.
Contemporary consumers have the ability to protect their health by buying honey that is produced by professionals and thus minimize the risk of consuming a product that will not benefit the human body. But even when the honey purchased is produced in accordance to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Guidelines, it is extremely important for us to maintain the appropriate storage conditions and prolong its duration by promoting its safe use. Specifically, honey has to be stored in cool places and we have to avoid storing it close to electric appliances or near sunny windows that raise the temperature in the storage shelve or room. Any kind of utensil used to retrieve honey out of its container has to be totally clean and without any kind of moisture on it. Honey-lovers should follow these simple instructions in order to keep their purchased honey longer and their minds at rest regarding its safe use.
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