Earlier this week, I wrote about complaining. In the first post, I talked about how complaining allows us to live with a victim mentality. I challenged us all to notice complaining-mind, let go, and shed the victim role. The next day, I posted about how I had a really hard time letting go of complaining. I noticed that each time I complained in my head, I would reinforce that complaining story with more thoughts. I challenged us all to notice complaining thoughts and stop feeding them.
I am happy to report that yesterday felt better than the day before. This is not to say that I didn’t notice complaining thoughts. On the contrary, I noticed the same complaining thoughts (and some new ones), but I really tried to stick with my intention of NOT feeding those thoughts and stories. I have a feeling that this might be a long journey for me, but I’m ready for it. I really want to cultivate more gratitude in my life. So, I will continue down this road with working with complaining mind.
As I do that, I’m adding another layer. When I notice complaining mind, I intend to stop feeding it, and instead focus on my joys.
Will you join me in Today’s Opportunity for Mindfulness? Today, when you notice yourself complaining about something, shift your focus and name a joy. This does not mean that you shut down and ignore true problems or situations that you need to talk about or address with someone. This is more for little complaints and problems that are not really worth complaining about. I think we all can intuit the difference.
Namaste!
spirit, mind, matter 