This post is Day 25 of the 31 Days to Reset Your Life Challenge for 2011. Learn more and sign up for the program here.
Most people do not realize that as they continue to find things to complain about, they disallow their own physical well-being. Many do not realize that before they were complaining about an aching body or a chronic disease, they were complaining about many other things first. It does not matter if the object of your complaint is about someone you are angry with, behavior in others that you believe is wrong, or something wrong with your own physical body. Complaining is complaining, and it disallows improvement.
- Abraham
Today’s exercise requires you to monitor your own complaints and replace them with something more productive: gratitude.
Step 1:
Take your Reset notebook around with you today and write down every instance where you complain about something. It could be as small as complaining about the weather or the way your partner leaves hair in the sink.
Example complaint: At 3:05 pm I tweeted about how much I hate the traffic in LA.
Step 2:
For each instance, write down a statement of gratitude to combat the complaint. Think about the “silver lining” in each of your complaints.
Example gratitude statement (to combat the complaint in Step1): I’m grateful that I have a reliable car that I can use to travel back and forth to work in.
Take Action and Reflect: When you’re done, please share your experience with us in the comments! Answer these three questions in your response:
- How many times did you complain?
- Was it difficult to go a whole day without complaining?
- What did you do or say instead?
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