It's still been a bit hectic for me to feel comfortable posting regularly. Even now, I should probably be in bed, but I figured that I need to do this. Also I kind of miss posting. It's a nice break from all the stress and tests I've had over the past week or two now. Not to sound like I'm complaining; I've been working on that.
And that can be a perfect initial topic: complaining. Specifically, my complaining.
If you didn't guess from the last few sentences, I have issues with complaining. I tend to make things about me rather than listen to the problems of others (wow, that makes me sound like a terrible person). However awful it may make me sound, it's true and I regret that. I've been working on complaining less because frankly, it's annoying. Incredibly annoying. I hate it when other people complain, so why should I be allowed to complain? Am I better than the people whom I judge for complaining? Of course not - we're all equal. So if I'm going to be judgmental (which is another thing I'm working on eliminating from my mindset) then I have to at least not be a hypocrite about it all. How does that help anyone?
I feel like people in general tend to be self-centered and complain about themselves when given the chance (yes, yes, take the blame away from myself!). Why is it so hard to just forget our problems and be happy? Is it really so difficult for me to just let it all go and be happy that I'm alive, well, and extremely blessed?
Apparently the answer is yes. I wish it weren't so, but I have so much trouble forgetting my problems.
Time to implicate a purpose for this rambling about complaints!!
Here's the point: complaining doesn't help. Not when done too much. It's definitely healthy, and maybe even necessary to complain about things every once in awhile so you don't allow your problems to pile up higher and higher until it all explodes outwards. I've done that before in addition to letting my problems out too frequently, and this only ends with tears. What's worse is that often they're not my own tears, but the tears of those who I love and care about.
There needs to be a balance between complaining and knowing when to just give it up and be happy. I think that balance is to complain about things that are actually worth complaining about (maybe even in a sense where "complaining" isn't quite the right word); things such as losing your job, a difficult break-up, a death in the family. Your reactions to those may not always be qualified as complaining, but the idea is the same. It is for those kinds of things that you have to relieve some pressure.
However, it's pointless to complain about little things. So often I find myself complaining about bad drivers or other little things that really don't make a big impact on my life. Complaining about that kind of thing is stupid when you think about it. Is a person driving badly really the end of the world? Maybe. But in most cases it's just an inconvenience. It's annoying, but not complaint-worthy.
To sum it up, let out what hurts you because that has to be let out.
Don't complain about the little stuff.
The majority of my posts are cliches.
Anyways, my writing has been going down and down the farther I've written here, so I think it's time to stop. Hopefully I'll get another post up tomorrow, but don't hold your breath.
As always, feel free to comment whatever you please. This is the one case where I'm okay with small complaints being brought up.
Have a great day/night!
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