21st
Day 6 and 7on: Do Not Complain
As you can see, I missed day 5. I spent most of it trying to survive the day and get home and back to bed. Then, on day six, I spent most of the day sleeping, and am just now awake at 12:47 AM. I am happy to say that I avoided complaining MOST of the time, althought I did slip a couple of times when I said “I am miserable.” Which, techinically, was a fact, not a complaint, right?
Perhaps what I should have said is, “Praise the Lord! I am alive, and I still have feelings left, and I am better today than I was yesterday and I am looking forward to feeling better soon!”
Hopefully this post is making sense. I’m writing it in the blur of having slept almost 24 hours straight and a woozy head and stiff fingers. If I wake up and look at this and there’s something unworthy written here, I’ll delete it post haste!
I have such admiration for people who have chronic illness and pain. I really admire those who go through those things with such grace. I have watched more than one person die of cancer or some other chronic illness, and I have always, always admired the way they handled themselves. If it were me, I am afraid I’d be writhing and yelling and wanting the whole world to suffer with me. I pray my family never has to suffer with me in such an instance becuase I’m afraid I’d probably embarrass all of them with my whining.
However, I will admit, knowing I was working on this new habit caused me not to complain as much as I normally would have while I was sick with a cold/flu this past week.
I have one more day to go before I announce the next new habit. I wonder how I will do at juggling two new things instead of just one. It takes 30 days to establish a new habit. I am looking forward to becoming a more positive person by taming my tongue and the things that come out of my mouth.
Just because I think it doesn’t mean I have to say it. And not being able to say it, makes the thought less permanent.
Praise the Lord! His mercy endures forever! It’s a good thing because I am sure I use up the most!
