“It’s too hot.” “It’s too cold.” “I’m too busy.” “I don’t have anything to do.”
And the complaints go on and on. Just name it, and we’ll complain about it: our health, money, our age (no matter what it is), the government, the weather, other people, our job, our children, our parents. You get the picture.
Complaining can be such a habit we don’t even realize we’re doing it.
Sometimes it’s how we interact with a certain group of friends: we have gripe sessions. Continue reading
Visiting the nursing home yesterday cheered me up. 
That’s not the reaction I’ve always had after such a visit. But yesterday, after helping my friend Shirley deliver library books to residents of the independent living/assisted living/nursing home across the street, I felt strangely encouraged.
At the time, I thought it was because we had recovered all but one of the books and videos we had previously delivered. But today, as I look back at the visit, I realize it was the attitudes of the residents. Continue reading