Dawn
A friend of mine called yesterday and all she had was complaints about everything in her life. After 20 minutes of the conversation I was feeling drained out, so I just stopped her and told her to start counting her blessings. I listed out all her blessings one by one and she eventually had to agree that her life was indeed good.
It is important to be aware of all the good things in our life. Writing a gratitude journal or just making a list in our mind everyday helps too. If we want to live a happy life it is imperative that we focus on the positives. It is easy to whine about the negative things in life but it will only take us into deeper depression and lousy moods.
Rejoice over the little things, rejoice over the fact that you are still breathing, many who went to bed last night did not wake up to see a bright new day. We can change our circumstances as long as we have breath in our bodies. So rejoice. Be happy!! Life is short, make it worthwhile!!
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Whining just makes us more miserable, right?
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It is important to focus on the positive , right?
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With my constant worry about getting writing work if I did not focus on the positive I would have a break down and then what good would I be to anyone
And the scene doesn’t seem to get any better. I love your attitude , I understand what you mean, I hope 2020 would be a great year for all of us who freelance.
While at school we used to sing this hymn
https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/707
I am a positive thinker.
We did too. 🙂 these are the most valuable lessons to be learned in life.
Great message, your friend is happy to have you!
I hope so. This works only for a short time with her and she is back to her whining and I need to remind her of her blessings from time to time.
I know people like that, too.
I love her but she is one drama queen. I can understand real sorrow or pain, but she just whines.
Maybe she’s a perfectionist. 🙂 Sometimes, people just need to vent out, or need a bit of attention. She’s lucky you are patient enough to remind her of the good things in life,everyone needs a friend like you!
Very well said, dear.
Thank you so much dear Fortune. I love reading your positive posts as well.
I totally agree with you, dear Dawn …. the worst is when people have pity on themselves and just guarantee how bad it is in this world
You’ve hit the nail right on the head dear Lado. I completely agree with you.
Instead of doing something for the better, they guarantee how bad it is
That is how I see it too.
Whining can be defined differently with each person. Sometimes we are all down and out, hard to see positive. But we push through. Lovely flowers.
It doesn’t really help anyone to whine. Its okay when you do a bit of complaining tom let off steam but to go on about it only hurts the person. Some people are compulsive whiners.
When you are positive , ultimately positive comes in way
I don’t think I understand what you mean. Being positive doesn’t mean being unrealistic.