Monday, February 04, 2008

The Power of Complaining

The older I get, the more I realize what a powerful tool complaining is. Sometimes it nets you some sympathy. In other cases, it just makes you feel better. This effect is two fold in nature: first it allows you to let off some steam. I know some people prefer to keep their irritation all bottled up and save it for an appropriate time when they can erupt in a volcano of anger and hatred, usually at a little league event of some sort or possibly another public event - maybe a wedding or bar mitzva. I mean, who hasn't had the urge to heckle some newlyweds? Personally, I find it more enjoyable to parcel out my hate in small doses throughout the day. Which brings me to the second quality of complaining: if you don't score some sympathy, at least you can annoy others and that's guaranteed to make you feel better because, after all, misery loves company.

So take it from Dr. Scott - endulge yourself with a vitriolic tyrade today. You'll thank me later.

1 comment:

Adina Amironesei said...

"When you complain you are poisoning your future. When you go around grumbling and complaining you are calling more of that same poison to you. Do all things without grumbling, fault finding or complaining. See the good in every situation and be thankful. Find some reason in your day to be thankful no matter how small. This will help dilute any type of toxic complaining that creates poison in your body and in your life. There’s always something to complain about but you need to look very hard to find what to be thankful for. See good around you, be the one to make a difference. Leave it up to God, the Universe to fight your injustices. Be at a point of gratefulness right where you are. Be grateful for what is right in your life instead of complaining about what is wrong in your life. Since God is truly directing our steps by his light why do we try to figure out what is happening all the time? When you constantly complain about something, the energies, the quanta, the livingness, the God says alright, I’ll give that to you. Do all things without complaining and you will find the magic and miracles in your life being birthed every single day. When you’re in worry, immediately find a point of gratefulness. Let those thoughts bring you into a higher vibration that will assist you into moving past any negative situation." (THE POWER OF COMPLAINING - by Gillian MacBeth-Louthan)