"There is a huge price tag on grumbling for you and everyone around you. The antidote is always gratitude."
- Unknown
Grumble, grumble, grumble! Why grumble? Grumbling never solves problems, it only makes them worse. Grumbling is contagious! Not only will it bring a grumbler down, it brings others down too. Because the grumbler's sole focus is on the consequence(s) of a problem, the grumbler becomes blind to a resolution of the problem. Grumbling is negative energy at work. Negative energy will dictate a grumbler's thought process. Hence, the grumbler continues to dwell on and complain about what is wrong.
Are you a grumbler? Do you know someone who is a grumbler? In order to break the grumbling habit one needs to stop focusing on what is wrong in their life and focus on what is right. I bet if you really thought about it, you'd find a lot more things right in your life than wrong. So, I encourage you to stop focusing on what you don't have and appreciate what you do have.
The next time you're faced with situation in which you feel compelled to do something, don’t grumble and say, "I have to ..." Instead, enthusiastically say," I get to …!" When you say "I have to" it becomes an obligation. When you say "I get to" it becomes a privilege. There are many people who are significantly less fortunate than you. People less fortunate than you would love to "get to do" what you feel you "have to do." For instance, in today's economy, don't say, “I have to go to work,” Instead, say "I get to go to work." Think of the number of people who are out of work right now. I bet if they were offered a job they wouldn't see having a job as an obligation. No, they would see it as a privilege! They would "get to" go to work. When you really think about why do we say, "I have to go to work?"
Make it a point to change everything in your life from "I have to" to "I get to". Listen to the words you use. If you hear yourself say, "I have to …,” change that to "I get to…" "I don't have to go to work; I get to go to work." "I don't have to work-out; I get to work-out. "I don't have to walk my dog; I get to walk my dog." Not everybody is as fortunate to "get to" do what you get to do - always remember that! When you take on a "get to" philosophy you'll experience the power of possessing an attitude of gratitude. The positive energy of gratitude will change not only the way you look at a problem, but will change the way you see the world. And, guess what, you’re the one in charge of the way you view the world. “Have to” or “Get to” the choice is yours!
Gotta go now - gotta a few things "I get to" do before the day is done!
It’s your life: live it, love it and celebrate it!MJD
Grumble, grumble, grumble! Why grumble? Grumbling never solves problems, it only makes them worse. Grumbling is contagious! Not only will it bring a grumbler down, it brings others down too. Because the grumbler's sole focus is on the consequence(s) of a problem, the grumbler becomes blind to a resolution of the problem. Grumbling is negative energy at work. Negative energy will dictate a grumbler's thought process. Hence, the grumbler continues to dwell on and complain about what is wrong.
Are you a grumbler? Do you know someone who is a grumbler? In order to break the grumbling habit one needs to stop focusing on what is wrong in their life and focus on what is right. I bet if you really thought about it, you'd find a lot more things right in your life than wrong. So, I encourage you to stop focusing on what you don't have and appreciate what you do have.
The next time you're faced with situation in which you feel compelled to do something, don’t grumble and say, "I have to ..." Instead, enthusiastically say," I get to …!" When you say "I have to" it becomes an obligation. When you say "I get to" it becomes a privilege. There are many people who are significantly less fortunate than you. People less fortunate than you would love to "get to do" what you feel you "have to do." For instance, in today's economy, don't say, “I have to go to work,” Instead, say "I get to go to work." Think of the number of people who are out of work right now. I bet if they were offered a job they wouldn't see having a job as an obligation. No, they would see it as a privilege! They would "get to" go to work. When you really think about why do we say, "I have to go to work?"
Make it a point to change everything in your life from "I have to" to "I get to". Listen to the words you use. If you hear yourself say, "I have to …,” change that to "I get to…" "I don't have to go to work; I get to go to work." "I don't have to work-out; I get to work-out. "I don't have to walk my dog; I get to walk my dog." Not everybody is as fortunate to "get to" do what you get to do - always remember that! When you take on a "get to" philosophy you'll experience the power of possessing an attitude of gratitude. The positive energy of gratitude will change not only the way you look at a problem, but will change the way you see the world. And, guess what, you’re the one in charge of the way you view the world. “Have to” or “Get to” the choice is yours!
Gotta go now - gotta a few things "I get to" do before the day is done!
It’s your life: live it, love it and celebrate it!MJD
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