Complain or Not Complain?

Have you ever noticed how negative some people are? Some people always have something to complain about. They never have a wonderful day or they can never seem to find happiness in the little things. They hate their jobs or they complain when other people complain.

Have you ever noticed how negative you can be? I am asking an honest question and if you want to know if I ever noticed whether or not I have been negative… the answer is absolutely! I have complained about pretty much everything under the moon! There are two great things about my acknowledgment: One; I am being honest about it and Two; I have made the choice to change my urge to complain! I honestly never realized how much I complained until I asked myself the same question.

I truly believe in karma. I believe that what you put out into the world is what you get back. I came to understand we attract what we project and if all I am doing is complaining, all I am attracting is negativity. Seriously, if you think about it – how many of us would go out of our way to make friends with someone who we know always complains? What do we contribute to others by complaining? Don’t get me wrong, we all have things that deserve complaining… but if all we are doing is complaining about our lives or circumstances without putting any effort to solve them, then we need to take a look at ourselves.

I am not bringing this up to complain about the complainer… but I do want to offer hope to those who want to change the habit of complaining. The first step is recognizing when you complain. If you have Facebook, Twitter, any other social network or journal, go through your posts and see how often you complain. Make an effort to say something positive about your day or acknowledge a good deed you did for yourself or someone else.

Whenever a negative thought or word comes to mind, substitute it with a positive one. Don’t ever say that you can’t, it’s too hard, you won’t ever be happy, you will never have money or that you are meant to suffer. Instead, tell yourself that you can, nothing is too hard if you take the time to learn, you have the choice of being happy, you have the ability to make better decisions with your money and you are meant to live a meaningful life.

There is nothing wrong with complaining when you are proactive about it. Do not allow complaining to have that much power over your happiness. You deserve more than that. We all deserve more than that. You have the power to change your situation. Do not allow other people’s complaints weigh you down. Rise above it… remember it’s your choice!