The Joys of Being Frazzled

Work sometimes leaves me feeling "frazzled" at the end of the day. I believe that part of it has to do with competing priorities: for example, a project that is competing with regular work loads. I have found that rather than feeling upset by this frazzled state of being, it's often best to really acknowledge and allow such a state of being. I think that it's funny that, in fact, being frazzled seems like a sign of danger, when in fact, it can be a very enjoyable state which signals the body and mind to finally let go. With that letting go comes a sense of renewal and regeneration.
  I wrote an earlier blog entry about how we can reframe our mistakes, and I think that being frazzled is something else that we can learn to tolerate. The problem is that culturally, confusion is somewhat frowned upon: seen as an "incomplete" form of knowing or perhaps even a kind of dullness. In reality, however, confusion opens doors to see something that lies deeply beyond thinking. If only a person stops trying to avoid that state of being, they can get glimpses of a world that is actually in a continual state of flux.
  An analogy might be the spinning dances that I sometimes read about in Sufi culture. I have heard that one of the reasons why spinning is practiced in Sufism is that it induces a kind of trance-like state, where the mind's accustomed reference points of space and time are suspended. If anyone has ever tried to spin in a circle repeatedly in the school yard, they will understand this feeling. The "confusion" of the senses that comes with spinning is actually the door that leads to a deeper insight that is often confused by the senses. What the perception does is literally "fix" the mind in frames of reference that are deeply embedded in day to day functioning. To be able to move out of that is something that can happen in states of confusion or even disorientation.
  Over time, I have come to feel that it's not so bad to feel confused sometimes, because this is a time when one is still formulating ideas that have definitely not solidified. Being more tolerant to these moments can train the mind to let go and take in new ideas in the process.