Day Five and Yet Day Two Eludes Me

INTRODUCTION
For those of you who are reading this blog for the first time, you can begin here.
Otherwise, those following the blog can begin reading at: THE LATEST UPDATE

It seems that there is a BATTLE being waged right here, in the U.S.A.

Our actions can support or hinder this battle.

If being part of the SOLUTION interests you, READ ON.

This battle is being fought in every state, every city and every neighborhood that...
has Internet access.

It involves all of the attention we give to TRIVIAL MATTERS.

The "battle" I notice is between:
the amount of Media Attention to Trivial, Negative Events compared with
the amount of Media Attention to Positive, Inspirational Events.

Perhaps there are those who want to focus on negative news.
I am not one of those people.
I believe many others feel the same.

We have little control over what the media publishes.
We do have control over what we choose to put into our minds, however.
We can control the news we spread by "word of mouth".

We CAN make a change.
We can find ways in our own corner of the world to focus on the positive.

Think about how our society could benefit if each person took their attention off of the TRIVIAL.
Each of us can help by refusing to give attention to trivial matters!

We all inhabit some part of this Intriguing World.

Do we decorate our space with dull criticisms & complaints or colorful compliments?

The power to choose is ours.
The choice lies..
at the tip of our tongue!

I believe one way to help create change in the world is to BE THE CHANGE you hope to see.

One helpful resource I recently discovered as I strive to focus on the positive is:
A Complaint Free World.org

This is a website that has a suggested plan to help a person develop an attitude of gratitude. It is based on the premise that it takes 21 days to form a new habit.

Although I am aware of the importance of focusing on the positive in my life and speaking without complaints, it is not always easy for me to do!

I am wearing my Complaint Free Bracelet today. I plan to keep track of my progress toward my goal of going 21 days without complaining.
The way it works is that if I go five days without complaining, yet I complain on day six, then Day 7 starts the count back at ONE. I must go 21 days in a row.
I'm up for the challenge...


THE LATEST UPDATE
Well, today is Day One for me....again. I wish I had been successful at not complaining, because then I could wake up to Day Two tomorrow.
What was my complaint?
Well, I was on the highway today, and there wasn't much traffic. I am listening to some good tunes and suddenly I notice in my rear view mirror, a car approaching at lightning speed. This car must have been going 90 miles an hour. The car was coming right at me and at the last minute, it swerved into the far left lane to pass me.
My heart raced and I laid on the horn while declaring, "You are an @$$&*!#". I didn't feel bad for honking, I actually did that in hopes that the driver would consider the threat to others they were posing. Yet, I just realized that I need not spew out negativity in such a situation. It is good practice for me when I am alone to use self-control with my language so that when I am around others in the future in a stressful situation, I will already have practiced more self-control.
If you were to read the following blog for example, you'll read about when I raised my voice at my son.
I can accomplish the same result using a regular tone of voice and it is more pleasant for all of us.
Well, just monitoring my actions as I am doing now is making me accountable to myself. I know that this is the beginning of better communication with others in my life.
I look forward to waking to Day One and the unforeseen events this Intriguing World has in store for me...