If complaining and/or whining were a skill, I’d pretty much be a pro (my friends can attest to this). It all stems from the fact that I’m an only child who is accustomed to being the center of attention, who regresses (not in the Freudian sense) to childhood playfulness and silliness and affection when most comfortable. Yup, that explains a lot. Seeing as I woke up an hour ago to an empty apartment and haven’t yet said anything out loud, I’ve decided that today will be the day that I attempt a personal experiment. That is, I will NOT complain or whine today. At all. No, really.
I know, I’ve been asking myself exactly how I’m going to pull this off. Especially since I’m the kind of person who says, “I’m sooo tiredddddd” on a regular basis – even when it’s not true – just to have something to say. I plan on turning those kind of negative thoughts (that really don’t ever improve the situation) into positive, or at least neutral, statements. So complaints in my head will be transformed (magically!) into more optimistic ideas, whether in my thoughts or out loud. For example, the weather today is supposed to be really hot/humid and the subway platform atmosphere should be stifling, but I’m going to instead remind myself that no AC = less energy (a la Duncan’s recent post). I’m aware that this whole experiment seems random and rather unnecessary. But, why not, right? Because it can’t hurt. And because I’m curious as to how this may change my outlook on how I go about the day.
This is my I'm-not-complaining face.
