Once in a great while I'm a complainer. What's that? My wife just said "You are a chronic complainer." Could that be true? Maybe. But I usually only complain about the little things. Those nitpicking little things that all of us trip over every day as we go through our lives. Complain. Complain. Complain.
My wife, a registered nurse, is a very patient person. But her tolerance for my complaining is quite limited. She can halt my complaining and put me into a contrite contemplative mood by simply saying "Stop complaining. If you saw the kinds of things I see every day and the real problems and tragedies that some people face, you would quickly see that you have nothing to complain about."
That is so very true. And I do reflect on it, but I'm sure I don't reflect on it enough. So on this first Sunday of spring, I'm going to reflect on that along with an old saying "Count your many blessings, name them one by one." That's what I'm going to do today as I rejoice in the fact that winter is ending and spring has arrived.
About me: For 25 years, Dan Pelley has presented supervisory management development programs in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. He is the 2004 recipient of the Richard Fontaine Award for Teaching Excellence awarded by Quinebaug Valley Community College in Danielson, CT.
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I echo your sentiments, Dan. I often look at my misfortune and am thankful for what I have. As I watch a close friend of mine battle brain cancer, my troubles seem trivial compared to those he and his family face.
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