STOP Complaining And DO Something!

     Whenever I hear folks complaining, incessantly, about their 'lot' in life, I have to wonder about what they may have attempted to do to try and change their circumstance(s), to that point. Granted, it is, sometimes, in life, that, some of what we face and must try to 'deal' with are issues that 'crop-up', uninvited, these, which can alter the course of our days, or, situations and circumstances, which, demand of us to step outside of our, 'comfort-zone' and challenge us to be happy, regardless; Yet, even with this being the case, we STILL have options with respect to how we choose to cope with these, 'trying-times'. Yes...complaining, certainly, is ONE way to 'handle' these, particular-periods in our lives; however, I've never found this 'method' to be, terribly, productive, to tell ya' the truth. Nope...grousing, expressing resentment, or, generally communicating dissatisfaction about one's circumstances doesn't accomplish much, other than to eventually, 'turn off' those to whom the chronic-complainer cries to, and, cause these, folks to 'turn a deaf-ear' to the 'whiner' after a point. I, for one, can take only SO much of listening to the 'trials and tribulations' of others, no matter who they be, and how much I care for them. My lending an ear to a person in need of 'dumping', on occasion, is one thing...hearing the SAME, 'song and dance' from someone, EVERY time you are in his/her company is, QUITE, another. At some juncture, when this occurs, I am compelled to be disinclined to offer, any further, my listening-abilities. Instead, I ask the party one, simple, question: 'WHAT do YOU propose to do about your issue with (fill in the blank)?' For some, strange reason, this, tends to 'stop them in their tracks'; Perhaps, it is the NOVELTY of this 'notion' of approaching the situation with some self-control, rather than to continue to allow the 'situation' to control them...I dunno, but, it seems to get folks thinking... 'Oh, yes...that's right...I AM in control of my reactions and responses, aren't I?' Typically, when a person is able to acknowledge the reality, that, the way they approach a situation is 'half the battle', this, 'epiphany' encourages them to take strides to be a bit more, pro-active and responsible in their quest for a happier-existence. We may not be able, in all cases, to alter the state-of-affairs in our lives; however, we CAN, indeed, alter our attitude and the way we approach ANY situation.The choice IS ours! Just Sayin'...