Day 69

Day 69: Real Time
Day 13: 21 Day Complaint Free Journey



A word has been coming to me a lot over the past few days, one that speaks to this path of non-complaining : Graciousness.

A lot of what goes on around us currently epitomizes what educators call a non-example of this word, I think. Graciousness to me conveys an image of polite society, speaking softly and smiling when someone behaves badly. Being gracious gives others the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they were never taught any better or their rude comments were the result of poor language skills, we can hope.

In any case, grace under fire has become a lost art. Our tendency is to lash out at someone who is comporting themselves with a lack of dignity. And thus we join their ranks pretty quickly, don’t we? We jump on the complaining bandwagon with an air of smugness. We justify it with, “They started it, didn’t they?”

I plan on adding graciousness to my silent mantra as I move through the day.

My lucky 13th , I hope!