Dealing with Disappointment (1)

“One’s best success comes after their greatest disappointments.” Henry Ward Beecher

"Dad, are you ready to go to the park?"

"Rose, I'm sorry, I can't go today."

"But, Dad, you promised!"

"I know, Rose, but I am too busy today."

Rose sobbed as she walked out of the room.

Just like Rose, we all experience disappointments in life, and they are never easy. When you get disappointed, what do you do? Pout? Get angry? Feel depressed? These are natural reactions when you face disappointment. But there are better ways to deal with it.

Coping with disappointment
Disappointment is a real emotion, so allow yourself to feel it. Take a certain amount of time to feel hurt, sad or upset. Find a parent, friend or mentor and share your disappointment with them. Or write your thoughts and feelings of frustration down on paper.

Look at the Big Picture
A disappointment can seem huge at first. But after you've expressed your hurt, look at the big picture. How much will this disappointed really affect you tomorrow, next week or next year?


Info Cloud
Teaching Topic: The Big Picture 宏觀大局
指的是大局, 長遠的目標

Language Lab
sob v.
past tense and past participle sobbed, present participle sobbing
to cry noisily while breathing in short sudden bursts

depressed adj.
very unhappy
depressing adj.
making you feel very sad

cope v.
to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation:
cope with 
- She feared she wouldn't be able to cope with two new babies.

frustration n.
the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something
frustrate v.
if something frustrates you, it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want


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