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Frustrated / 17 April 05

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."
Bill Cosby

I think this quote sums up how I feel. Lately, I have felt rather frustrated and could not really point my finger on why that was. Today, I realized why I have been so frustrated. I keep on trying to please everybody and realized that this is my biggest flaw. Frustrating to realize that what you thought was a good attribute, turns on you and kicks you in the behind.


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Guest 07-Jul-2005 10:14
great shot
Cliff21-Apr-2005 15:00
Good representation of this emotion! Sometimes I'd tear my hair out too - if I had any LOL :o)
Dave Wyman21-Apr-2005 09:50
Awesome photo.
Lee Rudd20-Apr-2005 05:43
Its a feeling I know so well.... Try to satsify yourself... the others will follow. If you are like me, you are your own harshest critic.
Guest 19-Apr-2005 00:50
Very emotional shot and excellent quote. Hang in there :^)
Pepe Zyman18-Apr-2005 22:22
Very powerful SP!
Please yourself first!
markvm18-Apr-2005 13:38
How can you please anyone if you can't please yourself? Very nice, Susanne!
Gayle P. Clement18-Apr-2005 12:39
Excellent, Susanne. You do such a good job of SPs.
As for trying to please everyone--it's a thankless task, sometimes, isn't it?
Guest 18-Apr-2005 10:13
wonderful SP..I like the high key..at least you know why you're feeling this way..
Guest 18-Apr-2005 06:26
its cause youre a kind person! nice photo, and no need to be frustrated.
Josy's Pics18-Apr-2005 03:34
Great SP, nice treatment!
Josy
Guest 18-Apr-2005 02:09
I completely understand! I've had to take a small pbase break lately, due to time constraints. It was making a choice between just quitting PaD altogether, or just laying off the commenting for a while, so I could get some things done. I kept posting, but today is the first day back with comments.

Another wise man once said: "The essence of a great strategy is knowing what NOT to do." Very similar to the Cosby quote you had. Seems like some common threads, huh?

So don't pull your hair out - take those hands down, have a nightcap (drink) and take some time to relax. Enjoy!
Guest 18-Apr-2005 02:08
I see wisdom in those eyes. And I agree with Ira! hehee
Guest 18-Apr-2005 01:49
Ah, this explains why your pictures are so pleasing :-P
Chris18-Apr-2005 00:22
Eh. Have a cookie. ;)
Guest 18-Apr-2005 00:08
Well,you look pretty darn good to be frustrated,Susanne! I know what you mean about trying to please everybody...but myself.
northstar3717-Apr-2005 22:57
You must please yourself :-)
Coleen Perilloux Landry17-Apr-2005 22:24
Join the club. However, you look very pretty when you're frustrated.
Guest 17-Apr-2005 21:39
Profound. TFS.
John Finlayson17-Apr-2005 21:22
Well you pleased me with this shot ! Thats a start !
Stu17-Apr-2005 21:19
The picture says it all. Nicely done, Susanne
Gary Winters17-Apr-2005 21:00
Sure can relate to both the pictuer and the words! But here's a suggestion: try only to please everyone on pbase. LOL
jude17-Apr-2005 20:57
I like this SP.. shows true frustration...
Guest 17-Apr-2005 20:56
Well your photo certainly catches the emotion of frustration. But I like its drama and story! Agreed take care of number one first and foremost.
Ian Clowes17-Apr-2005 20:56
:) yep!
But it's one thing to say it and another to change....
Keep trying though... I do!
Si Kirk17-Apr-2005 20:46
Great photo Susanne, you cannot please every one it is true, just look after those you are truly important to you...including you!
Guest 17-Apr-2005 19:38
Please your self first honey and then the others, you have to know that we give what we have and don't what we have not..
Iannis