So we've just started Catalyst for Change as a new series and we started talking about Complaining, it's effects and looking at ways to change that because words matter and what we say have powerful effects.
This Motivational Monday ends with some humorous yet true issues we sometimes complain about. I saw a few, "That was me" moments and while funny, serve notice that we need to be aware of not only our attitudes but also what comes out of our mouth.
Some say, "I only said it but didn't mean it" but truly out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
Have a laugh because we can always use one but maybe we can see that some things we complain about are in the scheme of things, probably not worth the time, effort and aggravation. ....
1. Slow, but free Wi-Fi.
The world mourns for us if that YouTube video takes a few extra moments to load, but please, for the love of GIFs, stop criticizing free Wi-Fi before coffee shops respond to these complaints with faster Internet at a fee.
2. Lengthy waits in drive-throughs.
Uh, we’re going to sit in the air conditioning with music for a bit, then a hand is going to pop out of a window with a bag of hot food and we’ll be on our way. How is this not considered some king/queen type treatment?
3. 40-hour jobs.
ESPECIALLY those who are granted a Monday-Friday, 9-5 schedule. We could have no job at all, we could work on weekends, we could be fighting for 25 hours at a retail store that has ruined wearing red and khaki for an eternity. It could be worse.
4. Weather For Us Canadians!!
Step 1: Dress accordingly. Step 2: Don’t feel inclined to complain about chilly weather in the winter. I mean, the later months even gives us fair warning in their names – Octoburr, Novemburr, Decemburr.
5. The toilet seat being left up.
We can take 0.3 seconds to put it down our self or 45+ minutes arguing/giving a lecture on our preferred condition of the porcelain throne upon arrival.
6. Mondays.
C’mon, unless we went crazy all the way through Sunday, we’re probably more refreshed than normal. If anything, Wednesday deserves all of the flak we give Monday. By then, it already feels like we’ve been working for five days, and sleep deprivation may have had a chance to set in.
7. Waking up in the morning.
Indeed it can be a grueling process, but what — would we have rather not woken up? Considering all that could possibly go wrong in every passing second, we should probably begin each day jumping for joy that everything we know is still intact.
8. Nickelback
The jokes are played out and you can just not listen or watch. Also, we don’t even think Nickelback is that bad. There, it's been said. We hear worse music every single day. Are you telling me Justin Bieber is better at music than Nickelback? Exactly.
What would where we live and move look like if we made a concerted effort to "Fast" Complaining?
I can see it; can you?
Word Fast!!
Dave
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