Have you tried this?

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Whatup Reader!

I’m using today’s email to share the most recent post from my paid blog, Maestro Musings.

More than as an advertisement (though, clearly, I’d love to have you subscribe), I’m sharing the post because the sentiment has really been ringing true for me lately, and it felt too helpful to keep behind a paywall.

If you’re a Maestro Musings subscriber, I promise an extra entry in this Saturday’s Slow Drip.

Without further ado, last Thursday’s entry:

Don't Make It Worse

“Have you tried not complaining?”

I’ve legit been asking myself this lately, and I think there’s something to it.

It would be foolish of me to think no one else has leaned into this mantra, but timing is everything and at this moment in time, it’s landing for me.

I’ve never been one that found comfort in complaining (no judgment to those who do), and if I’m sick, it’s sleep that makes me feel better, not commiserating with company.

But as of late I’ve found myself mentally uttering that phrase in moments when I’m faced with doing something I don’t want to do:

“Have you tried not complaining?”

I’m gonna have to do the thing anyway. Might as well not make it more unpleasant.

Again, I realize that complaining does in fact make some folks feel better.

(Of note, this is not to be confused with bitching. Bitching makes everyone feels better.)

But the mental complaining that often accompanies more trivial tasks?

We’re taking a break.

We’ll see how long it lasts.

Happy Tuesday, Reader.

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