Do you go down the rabbit hole?
Frustration has set in. It comes with the territory, to which I respond by eating a variety of foods. Gobbling them up like a Thanksgiving feast. This is something I do whenever I’m writing and come across a difficult sentence structure or the need for proper punctuation. It’s either eat, pace back and forth, or Swiff the floor.
And wouldn’t you know it . . . I just smeared mustard on my grammar book. Page 286 to be precise. Such are the hazards of eating whilst reading. But I’m pleased to say I found the answer to my question.
We all handle challenges in different ways. In years past, I would avoid a challenge. Climbing Mount Everest was out of the question for me. It wasn’t even on my bucket list. My avoidance was, in large part, due to the steep learning curve or the possibility that I may fail. I’ve since changed.
Now, I can’t say that I go looking for a challenge. You won’t find me on a survivor television series program. Although, as a young girl, I did read my fair share of “Drama In Real Life” in my grandmother’s Reader’s Digest. But at least, I can now face what I would have once imagined as being an insurmountable wall. And I have my husband to thank for this.
Without a doubt, he is an indestructible tank when it comes to facing all manner of challenges, except maybe his Kryptonite: health insurance. His courage alone leaves me in awe. Then, there is his persistence to see the challenge through to completion. Plus, he is not the type of person to complain his way out of a particular challenge. His mantra is: That’s the problem. What’s the solution? This alone can grease the problem into a state of manageability. He is a solution-oriented, problem-solving man of action.
I have him to thank for giving me my can-do, roll-up-your sleeves attitude. The before me and the after me are as different as night and day. I love having the ability to now face a challenge with curiosity, persistence, and promise. And when frustration gets the best of me, I dine and dig into the problem at hand.