Complainer

some people would complain about an 80F day with a gentle sea breeze. they could easily find something wrong with that kind of beautiful day. some could complain that they did not win enough money in the lottery or at the track. some could simply find fault with any small thing. i am not sure that many are able to express simple gratitude for anything in life. why do we so easily focus on what we do not have, and fail to acknowledge what we do have?


i know what i can do here. i only have to reinforce the kind of behaviors i think are appropriate. i think that might have some small impact. i want to be around life-giving and life-rewarding people versus energy-sucking kinds of people. we all know them. they bring the clouds with them when they come. they are the misery that likes company. they are the nothing is ever quite good enough people in your life. you know them, and you know what you feel like when you have been exposed to them for too long. take a deep breath now. exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale. breathe and breathe again. be thankful for the breath that you are able to take in. each little miracle is a conglomeration of many blessings all bestowed at once. now waltz on into your kitchen or your coffee shop and start your day. remember to be thankful to someone or for something at least once today.