inspirational dissatisfaction

Disappointment, pain and creativity

Time to amplify a comment from Laura Dalling. In response to yesterday she wrote:

We will find irritation regardless of its magnitude. A very wise friend once told me, "When a princess freaks out over a broken nail, her stress is real." The sensation - very real. The size of the problem - micro. When our paths are too smooth and risk free, we still find ways to develop anxiety and stress. Better to find an outlet - like sport or exercise or chess or music, than to become a princess crying over a worn manicure.

I’ve put a section in bold for emphasis.

When we live an easy life, our stresses, the ones that feel like a big deal are frequently quite small in comparison to the sensations that go with them. In more simple terms, we get our knickers in knots over first world problems.

Another problem of the too comfortable? We create problems, drama and stress so that we can have something to do battle with.

You see it in workplaces all the time. Whether it’s a fight over who does the dishes or …