by
miramaze
@ Monday, 06. Aug, 2007 - 12:12:53
Mira to Mind control ... about complaints and Complaining.
Why complain ?
What would happen if we stopped complaining ?
What's it all about ?
Why does negative news sell and not positive news ?
In a Sunday morning sermon, Pastor Will told his congregation he wanted to make the world a complaint-free place. To prove he was serious, Will passed out purple bracelets to each church member and offered them a challenge.
"If you catch yourself complaining, you take [the bracelet] and you move it to the other wrist," Will says. "The idea is to ultimately keep it [on the same wrist] for 21 days." Will chose this length of time, he says, because scientists believe it takes that long to form a new habit.
21 days to form a new habit . Interesting.
Will believes if everyone would stop complaining, the world would be a much better place. "[I think] everybody agrees the world is not the way we would like it to be. I wonder if there's some relation between the two."
( http://www.oprah.com/tows/slide/200703/20070327/slide_20070327_284_108.jhtml )
Shortly after reading this, I receive a text from a client who has received several hours of free therapy from me, requesting a session to discuss his future plans and issues." Fine " I replied, suggesting two possible times and also my fee, which , btw is reasonable.
" hey that's a bit out of my price range , gonna have to take a rain check " comes the reply.
I feel angry, disprespected, cheated and used.
My first complaint of the day.
There is a lesson in here somewhere about freebees. Is it so that when you get something for nothing that you value it less than when you have to pay for it ?