Really.
Will Bowen, creator of A Complaint Free World, suggests that when we utter a complaint - any complaint at all - we shift the energy of our immediate environment and create a world of negativity for ourselves and the people we are in contact with.
Think about it for a second...we do so much complaining and griping about the most trivial things. Things that really don't matter in the scope of it all..and what's even worse, some of us just can't let them go. We cast blame on others for our misgivings, we point fingers at people and situations that "aren't our fault", failing to objectively look at the person or situation for what it is.
Yup, I'm guilty too...
And I guess the venting needs to happen every once in awhile, it's cathartic to get something off your chest, but failing to take action to resolve the situation always leads to more complaining, future regrets and resents, and more negativity. And man, I just don't want to live that way...don't want to surround myself with that kind of energy.
Bowen will be at Lyceum in April sharing his message of creating a complaint free world...I'd love you to join us to hear it and change some of the ways you do things, or maybe you can find another way to mitigate the complaints and enhance your energy.
Either way, it's time to stop complaining and start being grateful for what you have. Whether its a great practice, an amazing school, a wonderful family, meaningful relationships, or something as trivial as just being alive!!
Now that's something to be thankful for!
Live out loud my friends!!
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Don't judge and don't assume. You really have no idea what someone is going through. Sometimes people get on their high horse about being positive and alienate people when they are being negative and forget to just listen and be compassionate (which is all people need sometimes). It's their reality and sometimes they are doing all they know how to get through it.
ReplyDeleteGetting on a high horse is NEVER a good idea, because when you get knocked off it is a long way to fall. It is like the old saying, never judge a person until you have walked a mile in their shoes - because then you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes!
ReplyDeleteAlan Cohen states "It is not the things that happen to us that make or break us; it is the way we think about them." Negativity is an enormous burden to carry, especially since it does nothing to fix what we are complaining about. Thank you for reminding me that I alone have the choice to make today and everyday great. Keep up the wonderful blog! I truly appreciate you taking the time to inspire me and everyone else who reads this.
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