March 28, 2025 Stop Complaining. Do Something!
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We all know that life isn't always fair. And, we all know that sometimes stuff just happens. Why then, with this knowledge, do so many of us bemoan our circumstances or what has happened to us, or what we don't have? It's as if we think repeating our sour grapes to whoever will listen, will somehow magically make the things we are grumbling about disappear. Sadly, the reality is, so many of us seem to favor enumerating the many things that we are not pleased with, rather than sharing how we are working to solve the things that irritate us. Through the years, I have often wondered why the energy put into complaining was not being used to solve the issue. Why is it that so many of us, so-called adults, would rather dwell on the problem than its solution? I suppose there are many answers to that question. Maybe we don't have confidence in our ability to solve problems. Maybe our mindset is not that of a person who is solution-oriented. Could it be that the parents of some of these now grown-ups never allowed them to contend with obstacles as young people, but simply removed the obstructions so that their child would not have to contend with them? Unfortunately, many parents try to smooth out the road for their children rather than allowing them to have the growth opportunity presented by struggling with, and solving issues that they might have gotten themselves into. The beauty of the struggles we face in life is that they teach us how to overcome the many challenges life has in store for us. Those obstacles are actually gifts that life presents to us in increasing degrees of severity overtime so that once we mature, our prior practice in problem-solving should prepare us for the bigger issues that we will surely face as adults. If you are currently a complainer rather than a problem, solver, my hope is that you will take notice of the fact that complaining changes little or nothing. Here's a fact that I will share with you. Taking personal responsibility for the quality of your life and mustering up enough courage to make the changes in yourself that will put you in command of your future rather than allowing life to dictate your outcomes, will definitely transform your life from whatever it presently is, into what you want it to be. Life has no choice, but to give you what you want, if you will accept nothing less! The choice is yours! Go and get what you want from life; don't settle for any less than what you want. Go and get what you want from life.
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