Managing Frustration

[kindayellow]

Okay so today I was walking my dog at the beach, along with many others also walking their dogs.  There is an elderly lady with her dog, she has a thrower and a ball and is playing with her dog, my dog comes over to meet this woman's dog and they're both getting along well. My dog is sitting and waiting for this woman to throw the ball, I'm not sure what exactly but I could visibly tell by her body language she maybe didn't want him to be there so I'm walking over to put my dog on the lead, she then throws her ball, which my dog ends up collecting, and then drops for her, and as I'm bent over putting my dog on the lead she says something about how stupid it is of me to let my dog get the ball and how he should be on the lead and asked if I was asleep, I said absolutely nothing to her, I just moved on, that's always the best thing to do. 

 

When I got further down the beach, I then let out my frustration about how ridiculous it was of her not to get annoyed at dogs socializing with her dog on a beach, where dogs are allowed and frequently are taken for walks. And I was saying this out loud as if I was having a go at this woman. And I accepted I was annoyed in the moment and that it would pass over and I just need to ride it out for now. It didn't ruin my day or anything, I just found it frustrating for a good few minutes.

 

How do I get over getting annoyed at things? Is that even a realistic expectation? To never get annoyed at anything?

[Sahil Pandit]

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