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Whenever we do something in life with
an expectation of how we’d like it to turn out, we risk experiencing
disappointment. When things don’t go the way we had envisioned, we may
feel a range of emotions from slightly let down to depressed or even
angry. We might direct our feelings inward toward ourselves or outward
toward other people or the universe in general. Whether we feel
frustrated with ourselves, a friend, or life in general, disappointment
is always a tough feeling to experience. Still, it is a natural part of
life, and there are many ways of dealing with it when we find ourselves
in its presence.
As with any emotion, disappointment
comes to us for a reason, and we don’t need to fear acknowledging it or
feeling it. The more we are able to accept it and process it, the sooner
we will move into new emotional territory. As we sit down to allow
ourselves to work through the frustrations, we might want to write about
the experience — the situation that preceded it, what we were hoping
would happen, and what did happen. The gift of disappointment is its
ability to bring us into alignment with reality so that we don’t get
stuck for too long in the realm of how things might have been.
As we consider other disappointments in
our life and how we moved past them, we may see that, in some cases, what
happened was actually better in the long run than our original desire.
The beauty of disappointment is that it provides us a bridge to its other
side — where the acceptance of reality and wisdom, and the energy to
begin again can be found.
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