Frustration is your belief that things should be different than they are. So, when frustrated, ask yourself 'what should be different?'. In the end, you will find things are the way they are, as a result of your choices. Accept responsibility and start making different choices. Your life will be more peaceful as a result.

My work is the art I paint on the canvas of my life. Hopefully I'm creating a masterpiece.

Life for dreamers may not be easy, but it beats drifting. You never know where you'll end up drifting, maybe someplace good, maybe not." - L. R. W. Lee

I believe one should never invalidate another, even if you don't agree. No one is ever 100% right or 100% wrong. There is always some measure of truth on both sides." - L. R. W. Lee

Fear of being wrong paralyzes people. Get over it! If you're wrong, invent a new narrative and move on." - L. R. W. Lee

I've found that replacing one thing for another only means you don't yet know where the glitches are.

If you don't have a narrative, just make one up. You can always change it when you have more clarity. Any narrative beats no narrative." - L. R. W. Lee

Our individual reality is borne out of our interpretations. Interpretations come from our experiences.

Just remember, everything should be EXACTLY as it is. Not better, not worse." - L. R. W. Lee

You control whether you are happy. It's all your narrative and you can change it if you choose to." - L. R. W. Lee Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury

One can overcome fear by acknowledging it and then choosing not to heed it." - L. R. W. Lee, Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury

The luckiest people are the hardest working people." - L. R. W. Lee

Most times problems are not solved with more money. It usually takes innovation." - L. R. W. Lee, Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury

There are too many windbags in this world. Speak only when you are competent in a subject - It produces dignity." - L. R. W. Lee Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury

Holding a grudge hurts the one holding it more than the one it's held against... All that wasted time and energy... Let it go." L. R. W. Lee Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury

Success comes from a thousand little things done well, rarely from a silver bullet, even though we'd all like to believe that as our actions betray." - L. R. W. Lee, Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury

To change someone's mind, requires only that you speak a more compelling narrative about their situation than their current one.

Between the calendar and checkbook, ones priorities are laid bare.

What is inner peace but a deeply held belief that your current situation is exactly as it should be." - L. R. W. Lee, Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury

Trust your instinct in areas you have some background because your instinct is informed and not blind. - L. R. W. Lee