I have a sign in my office that says "Thou shalt not whine". Sounds very 10 commandmenty. In my opinion, this one should have been on the list. Shoulda been the 11 commandments. (but then the tablets would have been different sized, and Charlton Heston would have probably fallen off the mountain) By the way, whenever you hear about the 10 commandments or Moses, do you automatically think of Charlton Heston? I do too.
It's like I told offspring #1 last night. He was whining about a certain coach who is a pain in the backside, and trying to decide what to do next year so he can get in off-season training. I had to tell him "do something about it. Make a decision. Don't sit around and bitch and moan, do something to make your life different". Too many times, all we ever do about life is complain and whine. You don't like your job, go find a new one. You don't like your spouse, go find a new one or go to counseling to work it out. Don't like your kids, tough crap. You're stuck with 'em!
There are always times when our jobs aren't the favorite parts of our lives. Guess what? At least we have jobs! Be thankful for that. If you don't like it, do something about it. Figure out a way to make it more enjoyable. Find a new one like I said. But don't sit around whining about it. It doesn't make it better! It just makes you bitter! (and truth be told, kinda makes you appear a little loserly)
My favorite movie line comes from the classic Clint Eastwood movie "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" There's a scene where one guy shoots another, then looks at him and says "If you gotta shoot, shoot. Don't talk." I kinda think this is the basic lesson in life. If there's something you need to do, do it. Don't talk about doing it. Don't whine about doing it. Do it.
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.
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