No(ticing) Complaints

The idea of not complaining isn’t necessarily the goal of this trial. I’m hoping to call out when I find myself getting in a complaining mindset and shift gears right away.

Started Strong

The trial started while I was out visiting family. As I expected, it was pretty easy to get by on a positive mindset. After all, I didn’t have any major responsibilities or problems to deal with. I actually made it over four days without complaining.

The thing that did surprise me was a long day of travel and moving furniture only saw one moment of complaint. It was early in the trip back. My cousin was driving me to the airport, and we got stuck by a series of traffic lights that seemed to have the worst timing, this was Dallas after all. After that though, it was pretty smooth sailing.

Sweating the Small Stuff

The biggest thing I’ve noticed so far is that I tend to deal with larger problems or inconveniences pretty well. I generally laugh things off or not let it bother me when I’m faced with a major challenge. The things that get under my skin are the inconsequential.

To best explain this I’ll use an example. After getting back home, I was looking for a particular dish in the kitchen. One of my roommates put it away in a different spot than I normally do. A thought crossed my mind to the effect of, “how could they put this here?”

Luckily, I caught this thought and called myself out on how stupid it was. This is the type of thing I’ve let myself get away with for to long though. These little comments and thoughts that don’t lead to any solution to a problem.

Throughout this trial, I hope recognizing when I find myself in this mindset will help to prevent it in the future.