stop complaining

I notice that the easiest thing for me to do about anything and everything is to complain. I can’t remember when I picked up this bad habit, but it’s about time I dropped it. I’ve been very fortunate and strangely successful about all the things I complained about; sometimes I feel I’m just darn pessimistic about everything. A friend always reminds me that “it could be worse”. Of course that’s true in all sense.
Anyway, I’m putting my foot down on this. I’ll start by trying to approach everything with a postive mental attitude. Let me see how far that gets me in a week.

Lol JK! I’ve been trying to stop complaining forever, because whenever I hear someone else complaining, it really gets on my nerves. I only very rarely complain when something is really bothering me.

Ive always complained. so has my mother and her mother and many of my aunts. such a vicious cycle. my complaining leads to my negative outlook on many aspects of my life. its time to stop but its really difficult when this is the way ive programmed my brain to think. i think i will do some meditations about being grateful. yes i will start with that…

this is just out of control lately. and its funny because we have been talking about it in bible study – complaining and worrying. well lately its just, i have been stressed out about things happening in my life that are upsetting or uncomfortable or unpleasant, and it just leads me to complain. i probably complain mostly about the ridiculousness of my school. about the decisions i have to make and how i feel helpless. about people who bother me or wont let go of me. about people who are hurting me. these things are out of my control. we tend to complain about the things out of our control, because if we complained about the ones we do control, well then were basically just belittling ourselves, and who does that? its easy to put other people down. its easy to point fingers. but really i just need to let go of it all. just say, who cares, its just this thing. i have a whole life to live that is not mine, but gods. he doesnt want me to spend my time being a whiney baby.

Why do I have to acknowlege every little ache or pain, or how this or that could be improved?

Before I begin, I must be able to distinguish between two things—complaining and describing a situation.

To read:
- How to Stop Complaining
- Stop Complaining!

I am the best. How do you stop??? I don’t even know how I got started.
It’s embarrassing later when I look back, hmm might have something to do with talking to much!

I find that complaining is learned and becomes a part of you. My family does it, so I do it. My first instinct is to complain first thing at work. What does that do…causes others to not be able to stand you!

I’ve put a smiley face on my computer to remind me not to complain…didn’t work.

I like what my husband said to me once…”Stop being a complainy” It makes me laugh at myself and realize how ridiculous I can be!

stop complaining—no one wants to hear your problems

If I can do something about it – Do it! If I can’t do anything about it – why complain?

I’ve noticed recently that I am complaining about things I was complaining about 20 years ago! And if I look back at my life, I see that these irritants have not defined who I am. My best memories are about things that happened serendipitously. The whining is merely the ‘soundtrack’ to an otherwise fairly lucky life. I have so much to be grateful for.

I also noticed that I am coming to terms with some of the most unfortunate ‘acts of God’, that I was not able to control.

The things I complain about most are things about myself that I don’t like and I can do something about a lot of those things.

I am taking some of those things off my list, and focusing on this goal.