Frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values and priorities.
The reflection of the current social paradigm tells us we are largely determined by conditioning and conditions.
We could not have gotten where we are without coming the way we came.
If the only vision we have of ourselves comes from the social mirror - from the current social paradigm and from the opinions, perceptions, and paradigms of the people around us - our view of ourselves is like the reflection in a crazy mirror room at the carnival.
One of the best ways to educate our hearts is to look at our interaction with other people, because our relationships with others are fundamentally a reflection of our relationship with ourselves.
When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it's like giving them emotional oxygen.