15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy*
6. Give up complaining
“The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.” - Eckhart Tolle
This list is very interesting to work through. What I am realizing is that although I don’t do any of these a lot, they still creep in every once in a while. So how do we move beyond it?
After all who has not complained about something in their lives. It seems to be a natural ability. Ask any parent of any child any age. Growing out of it takes awareness. When I was not yet twenty my boyfriend at the time remarked that I was always complaining about being sick or tired or something else. I had no idea that I was that person. I would have never described myself that way and I was shocked. I was shocked because he was right. I was constantly swimming in a pool of misery. A pool filled by my own efforts and commitment to misery, whether I realized it or not. I started noticing when I complained. Then I managed to get to a point where I didn’t vocalize my complaints. Then I tried to change my thoughts to more positive things. Always a silver lining there is! (Image Yoda telling you that and you are sure to smile!) Then as I mastered my craft as a singer (and later became a songwriter) I came to understand the value of every word we pronounce.
Words have an energy all their own. They create the world we live in. What we say does matter. So choose wisely. Think before speaking. Feel the good you can create with every simple phrase and smile.
Namaste!
Bianca
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Bianca Pittoors & Marc Langis are Bianca Basso. Creators of original music with a vintage flavor, they are distinctive in their contemporary style.
*I found this list on a Facebook post but it did not have the author credited. If someone is aware of its originator please let me know.
6. Give up complaining
“The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.” - Eckhart Tolle
This list is very interesting to work through. What I am realizing is that although I don’t do any of these a lot, they still creep in every once in a while. So how do we move beyond it?
After all who has not complained about something in their lives. It seems to be a natural ability. Ask any parent of any child any age. Growing out of it takes awareness. When I was not yet twenty my boyfriend at the time remarked that I was always complaining about being sick or tired or something else. I had no idea that I was that person. I would have never described myself that way and I was shocked. I was shocked because he was right. I was constantly swimming in a pool of misery. A pool filled by my own efforts and commitment to misery, whether I realized it or not. I started noticing when I complained. Then I managed to get to a point where I didn’t vocalize my complaints. Then I tried to change my thoughts to more positive things. Always a silver lining there is! (Image Yoda telling you that and you are sure to smile!) Then as I mastered my craft as a singer (and later became a songwriter) I came to understand the value of every word we pronounce.
Words have an energy all their own. They create the world we live in. What we say does matter. So choose wisely. Think before speaking. Feel the good you can create with every simple phrase and smile.
Namaste!
Bianca
This personal blog was written by Bianca Pittoors. You may “share” it in its entirety. I respectfully request that you respect it as the intellectual property that it is. Thank you! All photos by Bianca Pittoors unless noted otherwise. Please feel to comment and join our mailing list.
Bianca Pittoors & Marc Langis are Bianca Basso. Creators of original music with a vintage flavor, they are distinctive in their contemporary style.
*I found this list on a Facebook post but it did not have the author credited. If someone is aware of its originator please let me know.
