Comments on: Don’t Let Anyone Rain on Your Parade http://optimisticjourney.com/2010/06/27/dont-let-anyone-rain-on-your-parade/ Grab a dose of optimism, a winner mindset, and a handful of life lessons as you charge forth on your journey of life Fri, 18 May 2012 04:44:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: kathy http://optimisticjourney.com/2010/06/27/dont-let-anyone-rain-on-your-parade/comment-page-1/#comment-579 kathy Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:58:09 +0000 http://optimisticjourney.com/?p=1680#comment-579 Too true Jarrad, thank you for saying this out loud. This reminds me of what David Emerald wrote in his blog about what is behind every complaint... David writes someone would not complain is they did not feel victimized. At the same time, one would not complain if there was not something that they cared about... Once I read this it made such a difference for me and how I view (or listen to) complainers. I still do not want to be around them, but at least now I can understand a bit more about the reasoning behind their voices. For example: my teenager complaining about the chores list is also his call out for a chance to make his own choices. The tricky part is still there, though treating him less like a victim and more like a creator tends to help shift the attitudes (sometimes). ;-) kathy Too true Jarrad, thank you for saying this out loud.

This reminds me of what David Emerald wrote in his blog about what is behind every complaint… David writes someone would not complain is they did not feel victimized. At the same time, one would not complain if there was not something that they cared about…
Once I read this it made such a difference for me and how I view (or listen to) complainers. I still do not want to be around them, but at least now I can understand a bit more about the reasoning behind their voices. For example: my teenager complaining about the chores list is also his call out for a chance to make his own choices. The tricky part is still there, though treating him less like a victim and more like a creator tends to help shift the attitudes (sometimes).

;-) kathy

]]> By: Hulbert Lee http://optimisticjourney.com/2010/06/27/dont-let-anyone-rain-on-your-parade/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Hulbert Lee Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:37:17 +0000 http://optimisticjourney.com/?p=1680#comment-578 Great post Jarrod. Sometimes there are people out there in the world who want to bring others down. You just have to remember to do what makes you happy and also surround yourself with the right people. What I love about the personal development community of bloggers is that everybody is more or less trying to motivate and encourage others do become better people and to grow. I consider you one of these people, so thanks Jarrod for what you have shared with us in this post and for what you have written for us so far in the past. Great post Jarrod. Sometimes there are people out there in the world who want to bring others down. You just have to remember to do what makes you happy and also surround yourself with the right people. What I love about the personal development community of bloggers is that everybody is more or less trying to motivate and encourage others do become better people and to grow. I consider you one of these people, so thanks Jarrod for what you have shared with us in this post and for what you have written for us so far in the past.

]]> By: Morgan Landry http://optimisticjourney.com/2010/06/27/dont-let-anyone-rain-on-your-parade/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Morgan Landry Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:39:06 +0000 http://optimisticjourney.com/?p=1680#comment-577 Lol. Your articles have been really timely lately. I am letting go of a lot of old relationships that are no longer working. "Party poopers" is a good way to describe these folk! :) Lol. Your articles have been really timely lately. I am letting go of a lot of old relationships that are no longer working. “Party poopers” is a good way to describe these folk! :)

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