What do you complain about? Everyone has situations, people and circumstances that make them feel frustrated and even helpless. It’s easy to spout off and whine about everything, but it’s not so easy to actually do something to remedy the problem causing the complaint.
Doug and I noticed that we sometimes start feeling agitated for no apparent reason. We’ve gotten pretty good at accepting exterior occurrences and not letting them ruin our day. But sometimes our subconscious goes into obsess mode, and the anxiety and tenseness produced will rise to conscious level.
Doug and I thought about what still stresses us out, and what mindsets ruin our otherwise positive mood. It took some mental digging and introspection, but we managed to pry out the roots of our mood killers… Our complaints.
Complaint. What’s needed to quell complaint.
I have no direction.- A path.
don’t have enough money.- A sustainable life and an independent income.
I get frustrated and angry.-Guidance.
I have no motivation.-A reason to be alive.
I don’t get enough appreciation.-Live in the now, instead of the past or future.
I’ve already defeated some of these personal complaints, but listed them here to illustrate the concept.
What are you constantly complaining about? List the complaints that always are looping around in your mind: not enough money, leaking roof, don’t know what to do, no time… Think deeply about this, and try to uncover the complaints that you may not even realize you keep repeating to yourself.
Write down your complaints. Now think about each one, and what’s needed to quell the complaint. Don’t try to solve the complaint now, just identify what’s lacking and causing the complaint. Write down what’s needed next to each complaint.
Calvin and Hobbes. Copyright- Bill Watterson.