Day 123

Day 123: Real Time

Strength

Day 19: 21 Day Complaint Free Journey                   

I didn’t realize what I had done until a few hours later. My new neighbor had flooring put in her house and wanted me to see it. (She had unexpectedly found a floor of brick underneath the carpeting when she moved in…can you imagine THAT nightmare?)

Anyway, we oohed and ahhed her beautiful new wood laminate for a few minutes, as good neighbors do when required. When we walked back outside, she mentioned that she had asked the elderly lady on the other side of the common area for a recommendation for a lawn mowing service.

Now, this elderly lady and I have had some issues over the years. That actually went through my mind at that moment, but I skipped over that mental image and never mentioned it to our new neighbor. And I had some stories I could have told, believe me.

In other words, I have reached the final stage of becoming complaint free: Unconscious competence. As I’ve said before, I’m generally not too fond of maneuvering through life in an “unconscious” mode (my experience to date being that bad things happen when I don’t know what I’m doing), but in this case….it’s a good thing! Without even making the decision to refrain from sharing those wonderful stories about the elderly neighbor, I automatically kept them to myself.

And didn’t even realize it until about two hours later.

Two more days. You can start planning the party for me now if you’d like!