I had a setback with my Complaint-Free Challenge and am on Day 2 again. It started when there was a problem with my dishwasher delivery and my mood began to deteriorate throughout the day. By evening, as fatigue set in, I was feeling snappish.
On the bright side though, this week has not been a waste. Other situations came up when I could have reverted to my old habits, and I didn’t. I responded better, drawing upon my new arsenal of strategies to keep my cool and react in a more patient and positive way. Those strategies still are not second nature and I don’t always remember them all when I need them. Hopefully, in time they will become habit.
I’ve had several people comment or email me that after reading my posts, they have been reflecting on how they can become more positive, though the idea of making it 21 days without complaining was daunting to many of them. If would like to be more positive, then I encourage you to try your best. That’s all you can do. Start by downloading the Complaint Free widget for your computer desktop. That will make you accountable for your actions. Next, pick out a bracelet to wear or get one from A Complaint Free World. For more information, you can read some of my other posts on this subject.
And here is an inspirational video that might help. I’ll be back in a week or two with an update and I’ll start sharing some helpful books and sites that I’ve discovered.
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Stacy Juba has written sweet and sassy chick lit novels, mysteries about determined women sleuths, and entertaining books for young adults and children. Her books include the Storybook Valley chick lit series and the Hockey Rivals young adult sports novels. Stacy is also a freelance developmental editor and online writing instructor whose signature course, Book Editing Blueprint: A Step-By-Step Plan to Making Your Novels Publishable, empowers fiction writers to think like an editor so they can save time and money. She also runs the Shortcuts for Writers: Editing Made Simple group on Facebook. Join her Facebook group and download the free toolkit 7 Simple Steps To Nailing Your Book Blurb. You can also visit her website Shortcuts for Writers and her Hockey Rivals website.
