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A better me

CJ Antichow
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Daily writing prompt
What do you complain about the most?
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I know that complaining is just plain ugly and useless yet I do find myself falling into it sometimes.

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Picture I took of a shelf cloud about 8 years ago, just north of town
I sent it into the Weather Network and they showed it! (My married name was Higgins)

I don’t really complain about the weather, (it feels like -44 Celsius this morning), or taxes, because what’s the point.

Sometimes I complain about people who annoy me and recently that’s been a couple of people in my class, the class I’m currently a student of, not the one I’m teaching. But really, why, that’s as pointless as complaining about how cold it is.

I get annoyed by, but don’t usually verbally complain about, slow drivers and drivers who pull out in front of me. Just honestly, if everyone could drive like me, the world would flow more smoothly. That’s kind of a joke.

I know I’ve posted this multiple times but it’s a good reminder to myself; Jay Shetty says the three cancers of the mind are complaining, comparing and criticizing and maybe I need to get this tattooed on my forehead.

I can always do better, be better.

8 responses to “A better me”

  1. DEMARAS RACING Avatar
    DEMARAS RACING

    Complaining about weather. It’s like a joke, isn’t it? If there’s nothing to say, that’s the go-to for some people.
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    When I was younger, I was a big Letterman fan. Sometimes when a guest would bring up their hometown, Letterman would ask about the weather there. It was supremely funny, because it was like admitting this guest has NOTHING of value to say. Scraping the bottom of the barrel talking about the weather. I felt it was like Letterman’s private joke to some of us.
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    P.S. I think your statement “If everyone could drive like me, the world would flow more smoothly.” are words to live by. I say it each day while my wife covers her eyes in the passenger’s seat.

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      Lol the weather is my go-to as well, I’m terrible at small talk.
      Maybe we should start a driving school lol

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      1. DEMARAS RACING Avatar
        DEMARAS RACING

        You take everything west of the Manitoba-Ontario border, I’ll take the east.
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        It’ll be called “I KNOW BETTER THAN YOU” driving academy.

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        CJ Antichow

        Perfect…and we really do lol

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      CJ Antichow

      And yeah, I miss the days of Leno vs Letterman… l liked both but watched more Letterman for sure.

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  2. Stephanie Avatar
    Stephanie

    One of the ways I know I’m not in my best flow lately, is that I find myself complaining about things that used to roll off my back. Work dynamics, mostly. The other day I set my intention to “No gossip”, but it wasn’t gossip I was thinking of exactly, more grumbling about people. 😀

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    1. CJ Antichow Avatar
      CJ Antichow

      Yep unfortunately it’s a really comfy yet at the same time yucky, place to be

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  3. Priti Avatar
    Priti

    Well shared! I don’t have any complaints against anyone because people are aware about their doing 😔

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