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Re: Do Not Complain for 1 Month
[Re: Lisa LowCarb]
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04/15/08 07:13 AM
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Yes...me too.... It certainly has focussed the attention. I wuill admit I have not beem 100% successful, but it does concentrate the mind wonderfully. Very difficult to do when one's partner doesn't 'play he game' though.... and he's very anti- everything.... Truly. He's hard work. Hates people, hates crowds, doesn't suffer fools gladly... has lots of issues.... oh well.....*sigh and smile!*
I also think Gennifer's take on cultivating genuine and perceptive Gratitude for all the things that come our way, is a good pointer..... Whatever it is, it teaches us something....
*Edit note: I meant Jennifer, not Gennifer!*
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Re: Do Not Complain for 1 Month
[Re: Alexandra]
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04/20/08 09:19 PM
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Saturday was a ton of fun for me - we went out walking with friends in Old Sturbridge Village, a 1830s farming village and one of my favorite locations. It was so wonderful! And we had a wonderful lunch too. Today I'm working on my laptop in my back yard, surrounded by my growing seedlings, the birds are out at my birdbath singing, and I am very relaxed. And I'm catching up on work and reviews!! So there isn't even a reason to complain  Alexandra - Bob would never really want to go to Old Sturbridge Village. So I deliberately cultivated other friends who have that sort of interest. No one person can be everything to you. If you seek out friends with different interests, it means you can have someone who enthusiastically wants to join you when you have a plan in mind for your day  Bob is off working at the bike shop today, which I highly encouraged him to do, which is great because he's learning more about bikes, which means we're more likely to go biking again 
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Re: Do Not Complain for 1 Month
[Re: Julie-Cleaning]
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04/20/08 11:27 PM
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Yes I would definitely put the "I can't" into the complaining category. Although I have to caveat if someone says "Can you go to dinner on Tuesday" I can say "I am afraid I have another appointment already" and that is considered fine. but if someone says "Want to go walking with me on Saturday" I should not say "I can't walk" 
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