Nobody gets everything they want, so what do you do with your disappointment?

When the situation is irreversible the challenge is to find a way to adjust to it, and, depending on the situation, figure out what you can learn from it.

Here are a few thoughts, some of which may help you.

Disappointment, like all our other experiences, is transitory.  This time next year your concerns are likely to be totally different.

Remember that the world is full of experiences and opportunities and that soon more will come your way.

Disappointment is the opposite of good fortune.  Without the contrast we could not experience either.

Disappointment teaches us to understand what we truly value.

The sting goes out of disappointment if you stop dwelling on it. Try to focus on moving to “plan B”.

[From 52 Secrets of Psychology– see home page of www.drchrisday.com]