Complaints

At the beginning of February I was inspired by another blogger to go a month without complaining.  What a concept!  "This will be easy" I thought.  After all, I hardly ever complain.


Halfway into my "No Complaints month", I had some slip ups and challenges. Until you really focus on what you are saying you probably don't realize how much you complain.


It was so interesting to catch myself and "recalculate" my thinking into a positive instead of a negative. Over and over I would hear my GPS brain say "recalculating route" as I mentally reformed a negative thought into a positive one.  I learned a few things: 

1. I complain without realizing it. So what does that do to my psyche for the rest of the day? Do I set myself up for a negative day with my unintentional complaints?
2. Complaining has no part in living a positive life.
3. Complaining contributes to frown lines. No one ever genuinely smiles when they are complaining!
4. My husband complains much less than I do. I should learn from his example.
5. Complaining fixes nothing, including my attitude.

Be love and be blessed,