On Complaining...

Maya Angelou is the author of my favorite quote:  "Be careful about complaining.  If you don't like a thing, change it.  If you can't change it, change the way you think about it."  How profound!  It's true that the events of our lives are not always pleasant and that we don't always have the power to change them.  BUT.... it is always within our power to change the way we think.  The question is do I want to change?  For many people, the answer is no, the question even foreign.  I've witnessed people who don't seem to be happy unless they have something to complain about.  Such is the case of two elderly but feisty woman who frequent the cafe my best friend and I co-own.  The two are sisters and appear to have the kind of relationship that can only be forged through a life-time of shared experiences.  They are completely confident in their opinions and they have opinions about everything.  It's rare to hear them express a positive thought.  What causes a person to look for... even revel in the negative?  Is it possible to change a lifetime and a half of looking at the glass half empty?