Yes, I committed to a No Complaining week. Yes, so far I am exerting tremendous effort and sticking to it, and I’m already seeing some significant differences. Martha Beck in her book Steering by Starlight says you should use the “shackles on, shackles off” approach in life. If something makes your chest tight and stresses you out (shackles on), stop doing it. If something makes you feel lighter and happier(shackles off), keep doing it. Well, complaining is “shackles on.”
Here’s what I’ve discovered so far:
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I used to feel bad when people complained – thinking of my responsibility to correct the thing they were complaining about. I used to feel weak when I complained and later felt guilty for being weak. Then I started to think – I can’t change the way you look at things but I can change the way that I look at things. I can’t stop you from complaining – But I can stop myself from complaining. So now I look at a picture of my daughter, read a quote from my heroes and think about the opportunity I have in America to do something and be something today. And I try to be thankful and just appreciate the good stuff. We all have a lot of good stuff to give thanks for. Be the change.
Dan: Thank you – I have experienced the same thing. “Be the change” is something I have to repeat all day long!! And I have spent so many hours trying to fix things for complainers who really don’t want a fix.
Donna: How are you!! This was awesome… I actually forwarded it to my husband too!! LOL I am trying to live with my shackles off this week!
Kim