Do you complain about life, or do what it takes to change it?

@34momma (13882)
United States
January 12, 2008 11:52am CST
I was talking about this with a friend of mine last night. She is a great person and my very best friend. Yet she complains about things gone wrong instead of doing what it takes to change those wrong things. So I am asking you, do you complain or do you take action?
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11 responses
• Philippines
2 Apr 08
i never complain about the things that go wrong in my life. my principle is nothing would happen if i complain i prefer to change my life rather than complaining about the things that does go the way i want them to go.
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@34momma (13882)
• United States
3 Apr 08
that is a great outlook to have on life and i am happy to hear that. keep up the great work girl
• Australia
12 Jan 08
I would like to say that I take action, but I guess I don't 100% of the time. It is hard, when you are in the thick of it (a problem)sometimes to realise that it takes two to tango and that you are in fact part of the cause of the problem and that you must take action and change what you are doing to get a different result. Bottom line is, we cannot change anyone else but ourselves and it is this change that will change the outcome. So if there is something in your life that you do not like, take a step back, look at yourself, change what you are doing for the better and make a positive solution for yourself. Your life is about you and not about other people, stop complaining about other people and how they have affected you and start healing yourself and becoming the happiest you that you can be! Don't waste life complaining, take action and turn your life around. Oh yes, in answer to your question, I like to think I am a doer but I am often told I am a thinker... hrmm now if I could only practice what I preach.... that would be action...
@34momma (13882)
• United States
12 Jan 08
the first step to change is to realize what you need to change. now that you know you are on the right track. action is the key and you already say you are a thinking now you have to be a doer
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
17 Jan 08
I think we all complain about life one way or another. Sometimes its just a way to relieve stress and tension and then gets you focussed on how to deal with it. I try not to complain as much anymore because it doesn't do me any good when I do. I try to take action and turn it into something positive instead of moaning and groaning and doing nothing about it. I made lots of changes in my life over the last year and I am alot happier. One of them was to stop sweating the small stuff and be more positive :0)
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@34momma (13882)
• United States
17 Jan 08
well good for you honey. change for the better is just wonderful. of course we all do complain about things. but the key is to give yourself 5 minutes and then get on to turning things around. Way to go maddysmommy
@34momma (13882)
• United States
21 Feb 08
you are most welcome
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
21 Feb 08
Thanks for BR 34Momma!
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• United States
17 Jan 08
Honey, you know me...I'm a doer...I don't complain. At least I hope I don't. I don't see things as problems. I see them as a situation that just needs to be resolved or made better. Besides, I don't have a thing in this world to complain about. It wouldn't do any good anyway. I just 'get 'er done'......
@34momma (13882)
• United States
17 Jan 08
i hear ya girl. that is the only way to do it. anything doen with a smile get's done well
@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
28 Jan 08
I guess a lot of us are wanting to change a part of our life to make it better. But there are also many times where we cannot do so without changing something drastically to achieve it. I guess many of us are in our comfort zone. The inertia to get up and change something to fix those complaints require effort that we are uncomfortable with. Uncomfortable with having to give up all that we currently have, sacrificing them to achieve and fix those complaints. Sometimes it is just fear of what we have to give up in order to get what we one that is holding us back. Either way, we can either sit and complaint or get up and do something. Most of us would choose by default to go via the former rather than the latter.
@novataylor (6570)
• United States
17 Jan 08
Both! I complain, moan, and gripe for all it's worth, then do what I can to make it better, then I gripe again. What, don't you?
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@34momma (13882)
• United States
17 Jan 08
LOL!! you are a hot mess!!! you just make me laugh!!
• United States
17 Jan 08
Why, thank you, darlin', I consider being a hot mess quite a compliment! Kisses to you!!!!!
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• United States
12 Jan 08
everyone has the ability to be happy, whether in a bad situation or not. if you are in a situation you don't like then change it, if you stay in it and complain there must be a reason you stay in that situation and you shouldn't be complaining then
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
21 Jan 08
I complain about things but i am always the first one to take action about it. I always take care of my problems and do whatever I can to make it all better and the bad things go away.
12 Jan 08
I complain about things when they first happen, but then i do try and change things so they arn't as bad or so they get better in the end. Theres nothing wrong with complaining abit aslong as you don't keep going on about it. Some things need complaining about, because that is the only way to get something done about it. It depends if its something simple that can be solved easily or something that is complicated, because when its something more complicated its ok to complain. It helps people to talk about things, and if thats complaining it will still help them...... so theres nothing wrong with it. ~Joeys wife
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@aries_0325 (3060)
• Philippines
12 Jan 08
Sometimes, I have some complain in my life. It is hard to live by now and you need to double your effort to succeed in life. Sometimes I imagine the life of a those lucky child who was born rich and they don't need to double their effort to get the everything they want.
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@hotsatya (240)
• India
13 Jan 08
Sometime i do complain to my life, whenever i depressed and i have not got any way when i blam on my life,i have eg. last year i gave interview in a ........company in april, i was selected there within 124 candidates I was very happy when i selected but they told me that called me after some time i was waiting there phone but i'd no got any call i forgot that but after sometime in september they was called for final interview ok again i m very happy, i was cleared the interview they told me that after 15teen day you had to join the company after recieving call again they dont call me, now i have to change and now i do in a cyber cafe. i think some work doen't happen without god's will
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