Week #267/I Prefer to Live in Gratitude

I will begin this reflection and response from the past to the present. When I was younger, I tended to complain a lot, asking why this or that happened to me in one way and not another, or why my life was a mess. When I was going through a tense, unpleasant moment... it was common for me to complain a lot, until I realized that complaining didn't solve anything and that most of the people I complained to didn't really care about my situation. That was a reality I came to see as I often found myself alone, solving my own problems.

Besides, although at times I felt some relief, I vented and calmed down a little, I didn't get anything else out of it, and it was temporary. Over time, I realized that I had to focus on my objectives, my goals, and stop complaining, that complaining distracted me and drained my energy. It was also a process in which other tools helped me understand that instead of complaining, I had to learn to be grateful for the good and the bad, since all these things are necessary in our lives in order to learn and move forward.

Because everything has a reason and a purpose in our lives; therefore, living in complaint does not allow us to move on to the next level. When I understood all these things, my path became easier and more bearable; when instead of complaining, I began to be grateful, even for the smallest things, from a new dawn to a cup of coffee, my days flowed much better and a weight was lifted from my shoulders. It's not that I don't complain now, but I try to do so briefly without getting stuck in complaining, only occasionally as a form of catharsis, trying not to stay there for too long.