No Whining

Year 6-Day 272: Today, I am grateful for no whining zones.

Trials are inevitable. Whining is a decision. 

On this first day of the work week, I love a vocabulary word. 

Querulous (quer·u·lous) : (adj) complaining, whining;complaining in a petulant manner 

Wherever we go, we take our attitudes with us. We can be a complaining source or a positive force. 

Mama used to tell Dad to do an attitude check if he came home grumpy. I love that she modeled that attitude was a choice and not something we let others dictate. Bad days happen; how we manage them is a choice.

This is a scripture I have loved for years. It is found twice in Proverbs. Solomon must have had some experience with quarrelsome wives and he had a palace.  

"Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife."  -Proverbs 24:25

Complainers wear us out. 

We can choose on this day to raise the bar when it comes to not complaining.  If a job at work, at home or in the community needs done... do it. Model non-querulous behaviors. I am hearing the dwarves from Snow White singing "Whistle while you work." (Thanks Earworm.)

We can't always choose what needs to be done. We can always choose our attitudes. 

Today, I am grateful for no whining zones.