Finding inspiration in dissatisfaction
Ever heard the phrase “make lemonade out of those lemons,” exhorting you to take a bad situation and try to salvage some good out of it? It’s a somewhat cheesy cliche, but sometimes it can take a few frustrations to kickstart our creativity and inspiration. In his latest essay, Blaine Smith of Nehemiah Notes talks about the ways that you can approach frustration as an opportunity, not just as a setback–he calls it “inspirational dissatisfaction.” Blaine suggests that frustration is often a God-given motivation to make a positive change.
