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When You Feel Like Complaining, Do This Instead
Do you see the glass as half full?
Kelly Rudolph | Excelle
It seems that you can’t throw a rock without hitting a handful of complainers, but there is an excellent alternative to keep you out of the complaining rut to become or remain a positive woman.
Pay attention to what others are saying around you and to how much of it is negative vs. positive. You may be amazed at the negativity you absorb on a daily basis just by being at work, at school, in public and even at home!
We know a positive attitude makes everything in life better and more successful, right? And the only people who argue with that are the negative ones whose sole purpose it is to get attention by complaining and bring other people down because they refuse to try “positive” on for size and take responsibility for their own life.
If that sounded callous, really think about it and realize that we’ve all been in that mindset before and although it is a rut, it is escapable with effort and intent. The challenge: most people find it easier to complain about their situation and blame other people for putting them in it.
1. Whether our negative situations were reached or helped along by others, complaining just makes things worse and positive women know this.
2. When you blame others you give them power. If you blame them for where or what you are, you give them power over you.
3. Complaining is negative and negative has detrimental affects the body, mind and spirit. You cannot be healthy mentally and emotionally for your relationships when you are negative. You can’t stay healthy physically when you are negative and if you look healthy on the outside while being negative, be careful of what you can’t see that’s going on inside.



kjw
21 days ago
14 comments
so wait--no matter how bad a situation is, we're just supposed to be little balls of sugary goodness and sunshine? Yeuch
17bluepearls
22 days ago
4 comments
I definitely agree with this - staying positive helps you get things done and actually move forward in life. It is a waste of energy to focus on the negative and complain when something could be done about it or you could just move on.
faraz_k86
23 days ago
10 comments
Great article.. I totally agree a positive attitude goes a long way.
-faraz from blu ray ripper
Belc
23 days ago
668 comments
Excellent article I agree with it, but what about things that you really do have to deal with like eg. returning faulty goods and being told that no credit is due, you have to buy something else from the shop instead?
Kimberly915
26 days ago
72 comments
Staying positive and encouraging has definitely helped me when I have to face some of life's negativity. We all go through things in our day that are very draining and have the ability to bring us down very quickly, but without fail whenever I truly focus on finding something positive to turn my attention to, the shift is incredible!
LiliGonzalez
27 days ago
58 comments
Awesome! I need to forward this article to a couple of friends that thrive on negativity. This is a great stepping stone for anyone who is looking to change negativity for a positive attitude.
changinglifestyles
27 days ago
2476 comments
There is always something positive about our lives. There is no need to let the negative angel steal our positive attitudes.
jess_
28 days ago
78 comments
I totally agree with this advice. The most negative people I know are also the most unhappy. Why waste all that energy blaming the world for things you can fix?